The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently decided to hold an en banc rehearing on a controversial decision about the standards for introducing new evidence when patent board appeals cases are appealed to a district court.

Patent applicants can appeal examiner decisions to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. Board decisions can then be appealed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia or to the Federal Circuit.

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