United States Federal Circuit

The Patent and Trademark Office's ("PTO") authority to regulate patent law before the PTO under 35 USC 2(b)(2)(D) and 35 USC 32 will not preempt a grievance committee from disciplining an attorney for conduct stemming from the attorney's patent prosecution practice.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/21/2001
• Published 03/22/2001

Judges

• MICHEL, Circuit Judge., Before MICHEL, Circuit Judge, SMITH, Senior Circuit Judge, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edwin D. Schindler, of Coram, NY, argued for plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Melanie L. Oxhorn, Assistant Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York, of New York, NY, argued for the defendant-appellee.   With her on the brief was Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General of the State of New York. Of counsel was Robert K. Drinan, of Mineola, NY.