Patently O
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
Although MPF claims may seem broad on their face, the statute limits their scope to cover only the corresponding structures disclosed in the patent document (the specification) and their equivalents. Williamson established the absence of the term “means” no longer creates a strong presumption against applying MPF construction.
JURIST
APRIL 15, 2024
The party briefs mostly focused on the word “rewarded” in the statute. A broad and unclear definition of “corruptly”, she argued, would chill gift-giving to public officials as well as to employees of private entities covered by the statute. Sinzdak refused to accept that narrower construction.
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SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 15, 2022
The question in Boechler is whether the statute bars a taxpayer who missed the deadline from asserting equitable tolling, which allows courts to excuse missed deadlines in some circumstances. Under applicable precedent, if the statute makes the 30-day time limit jurisdictional, then equitable-tolling claims are barred.
Conflict of Laws
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Statute has left little of the common law untouched. The Interaction between a Mandatory Law and an Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause Statutes generally fall into one of three categories (see Maria Hook, ‘The “Statutist Trap” and Subject-Matter Jurisdiction’ (2017) 13(2) Journal of Private International Law 435).
Paralegal-Edu.Org
APRIL 26, 2024
They may be involved in the research of case laws, statutes, or regulatory provisions and thereby display their proficiency in mining large legal repositories to dig out precedents, relevant statutes, and other important information.
FDA Law Blog
JULY 7, 2021
Senior Circuit Judge Sentelle, who drafted the opinion, found determinative the statutory restriction prohibiting FDA from interfering in the practice of medicine: When Congress has spoken in a statute, we assume that it says what it means and that the statute means what it says. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn the ban.
Patently O
MARCH 22, 2024
Although not clear if this will be enforced, it may become more of a requirement for examiners to provide a claim construction section in their office action rejections. The statute provides: (f) Element in Claim for a Combination.— It also allows the applicant to clarify their intended construction early in prosecution if needed.
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