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A few initial thoughts on Loper and the end of Chevron Deference

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In the past, both the USPTO and patent attorneys have largely ignored the larger scope of administrative law, but in recent years USPTO operations have been under tighter control from the White House, and courts have increasingly asked whether the agency is following the rules. for Intell. Raimondo , 603 U.S. 837 (1984).

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Supreme Court to hear major case on power of federal agencies

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Share The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on Wednesday in a case involving the deference that courts should give to federal agencies’ interpretations of the laws that they administer. Justice John Paul Stevens set out a two-part test for courts to review an agency’s interpretation of a statute it administers.