PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
The question on appeal is whether the Director of the Patent and Trademark Office had the authority summarily to withdraw BlackLight's patent application from issue, following Notice of Allowance, payment of the issue fee and notification of the issue date, and with publication of the drawing and claim in the Official Gazette. We conclude that such withdrawal was within the scope of the Director's authority and responsibility for performing...
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