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Better Late Than Never: ILPTO Rescinds “No Second Generation Divisional” Practice

As we predicted last week, the ILPTO Commissioner today published an announcement in which he rescinded the "no second generation divisonal" practice that had been in place since mid-2010.  All's well that ends well, although it would have been nice if had he admitted that the practice was ultra vires.

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I’m Dan Feigelson. I’ve been practicing patent law for over 30 years. I’m also opinionated, as you may discover in reading my writings here.