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A California federal judge correctly concluded that PTO precedent known as the Fintiv rule is a “general statement of policy” not subject to public notice-and-comment, the agency argued in a brief filed Wednesday. Fintiv doesn’t qualify as a substantive rule requiring pubic feedback because its factors don’t alter legal rights or obligations, nor do they bind private parties with the force and effect of ...