Parfticipation in Interference Waives Sovereign Immunity

Vas-Cath. Inc. v. Curators of the University of Missouri, [2006-1100](January 23, 2007)[NEWMAN, Lourie, and Rader] The Federal Circuit held that the University of Missouri’s participation in a Patent Interference waived its sovereign immunity when the decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences was appealed, and reversed the dismissal of the district court appeal.