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Federal Circuit Gives Stare Decisis Effect to a Judgment of Claim Validity

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Stare decisis, Latin for “to stand by things decided,” is a legal principle that directs courts to adhere to previous judgments, i.e., precedent, when resolving a case with comparable facts. the Federal Circuit applied stare decisis to a prior validity ruling involving a different patent and a different accused infringer.

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Atextual Conditions for Patentability and Stare Decisis

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And, in any case, these exceptions have defined the reach of the statute as a matter of statutory stare decisis going back 150 years. But unlike in the Constitutional abortion context, we have always had direct statutes guiding patent issuance and enforcement, beginning with the First Congress in 1790. Kappos , 561 U.S.

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A quiet bench on the Quiet Title Act: Justices hold muted debate on statute of limitations

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Those who spoke extensively, however, seem ready to reject the government’s argument that the statute of limitations at issue here is a strict jurisdictional rule, as opposed to a “mere” claims-processing rule, which could be waived in an appropriate case. It has stare decisis effect.”

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In family’s lawsuit against public nursing home, court revisits private rights of action and the spending clause

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1983 — which allows private suits for state and local deprivations of rights secured by federal law—to enforce federal statutes enacted under Congress’ spending clause power. Laws” means federal statutes, including spending clause enactments that “unambiguously” create individual rights. Background.

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Court to decide whether an inventor may challenge the validity of the patent on the inventor’s own invention

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Minerva contends that it has a statutory right to challenge invalidity; the statute does not have any textual exceptions for patent assignors. In addition to all of the above, Hologic argues that the court should maintain the doctrine because of stare decisis. A possible middle ground. But a middle ground exists.

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Justices to consider scope of “clear and unmistakable error” review of Veterans Affairs decisions

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The relevant statute , regulating disability benefits, provides that “the United States will pay [compensation] to any veteran” who is “disabled” as a result of (1) “personal injury suffered or disease contracted in line of duty,” or (2) “aggravation of a preexisting injury suffered or disease contracted in line of duty.” military veterans.

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Abortion Rights Took Center Stage During Busy Week for Supreme Court

Constitutional Law Reporter

Meanwhile, the Court’s liberal minority emphasized the importance of stare decisis, arguing that the Court’s decisions should not be impacted by the changing membership of the Court. In support of overruling the cases, Kavanaugh cited cases like Brown v. The Court has agreed to determine “[w]hether deference under Chevron U.S.A.