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This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Federal Trade Commission files notice of appeal of an FTC administrative law judge's June 4 decision to dismiss an FTC complaint of alleged patent fraud. The commission is expected to review the case and issue a final decision in about a year. Visx, noting that "the FTC almost always appeals adverse administrative rulings to the full commission," says it will appeal any adverse commission decision to a federal court of appeals
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