The TTABlog^®: USPTO Exam Guide 2-18: Scandalousness Refusals on Hold Pending Final Resolution of In re Brunetti

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On May 24, 2018, the USPTO issued "Examination Guidance for Compliance with Section 2(a)’s Scandalousness Provision While Constitutionality Remains in Question during Period to Petition for Certiorari to U.S. Supreme Court" (pdf here ). In short, applications that receive a "scandal