The U.S. Supreme Court held the America Invents Act (AIA) did not alter the meaning of the on-sale bar. The…
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The U.S. Supreme Court, ruling on the copyrightability of cheerleading uniforms, held that copyright protection is available for a useful…
In Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Apple, Inc., case no. 15-777 (S. Ct. Dec. 6, 2016) (Available Here), the Supreme…
The Supreme Court in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., No. 15-375 (Supreme Court, June 2016) (Available Here), held…
The Supreme Court recently ruled that to obtain an award of treble damages in patent litigation, the Patent Act, 35…
The U.S. Supreme Court, in Elonis v. United States (Available Here), recently tackled an important threshold question of interpreting the…
17 Jun: Supreme Court Lowers Bar For Prevailing Party In Patent Litigation To Collect Attorneys Fees
The U.S. Supreme Court, in Octane Fitness LLC. v. Icon Health & Fitness Inc., case no. 12-1184 (Apr. 29, 2014)…
25 Jun: DNA Not Patentable Subject Matter – Synthetically Created DNA (cDNA) Is A Patentable Subject
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a critical ruling, held that the naturally occurring segments of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in the…
The U.S. Supreme Court held that the first sale doctrine under the Copyright Act extends to goods lawfully manufactured abroad…
The United States Supreme Court has ruled that state courts, not federal courts, have subject matter jurisdiction over legal malpractice…