Intellectual Property Magazine
Iancu v Nantkwest, Inc
Supreme Court of the US - Oral arguments heard on 7 October 2019
Grantland Drutchas - McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff
In Iancu v NantKwest Inc, No 18-801 (2018), theSupreme Court has been asked to decide an appeal from the Court of Appeals for
the Federal Circuit regarding whether the US Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO) can recover its attorneys’ fees as “expenses” in appeals of USPTO
decisions under 35 USC section 145.