Fed. Circ. Patent Agent Privilege Rule To Lower Legal Costs

The Federal Circuit’s decision this week in the case involving Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. ruled that some communications between patent applicants and nonlawyer patent agents are privileged gives agents far greater freedom to do their jobs and should lower the cost of patent law services.  Partner Peter Schechter was quoted in Law360 commenting on why the ruling is good for patent law firms, as well as for clients, due to lower total fees for patent law services obtained from patent law firms.

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