ORDER DECLINING HEARING IN BANC
The Commissioner has suggested initial in banc hearing in this case because the Commissioner believes that our precedent holding that we review fact findings of the Patent and Trademark Office's (PTO) Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in patentability decisions for clear error should be overruled and a more deferential standard based on the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) should apply. We conclude that a precondition...
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