administrative-adjudicators

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19-1452 Smith & Nephew, Inc., et al. v. Arthrex, Inc., et al. Federal Circuit 2020-07-02 Judgment Issued Amici (1)Relisted (2) administrative-adjudicators administrative-patent-judges appointments-clause constitutional-interpretation federal-circuit inferior-officers lucia-v-sec patent-trial-and-appeal-board principal-officers Whether administrative patent judges are 'principal' or 'inferior' Officers of the United States within the meaning of the Appointments Clause