Kenneth Weatherwax, co-managing partner at Lowenstein & Weatherwax LLP, was quoted in Law360’s July 11, 2024 lead article on significant patent cases to watch in the latter half of 2024.  With respect to the first case on the list, a pending petition for certiorari in Cellect v. Vidal challenging the scope and existence of the judicially-created doctrine of obviousness-type double patenting (which renders patents unenforceable if not sufficiently distinct from other patents), Mr. Weatherwax was quoted as observing that the decision, if the Supreme Court declined to grant review, could negatively affect many existing patents, and might become even more “salient” soon if the USPTO were to adopt a proposed rule that would create onerous new requirements to obviate such rejections.  The article was written by Ryan Davis and may be accessed here.  Mr. Weatherwax is among the persons who have submitted comments to the USPTO on the proposed rule, and those comments can be accessed here.