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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">From the opinion: “We conclude that the Lanham Act does not foreclose an APA action for judicial review of the PTO’s compliance with statutes and regulations governing trademark
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