Kappos v. Hyatt

Kappos v. Hyatt, 566 U.S. 431 (2012), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States that held that there are no limitations on a plaintiff's ability to introduce new evidence in a §145 proceeding other than those in the Federal Rules of Evidence and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The petitioner in the case was David Kappos, who was then serving as Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).