Patently O

JULY 6, 2022

However, the district court concluded that the prior art was not enabling — i.e., a person of skilled in the art would not be able to construct (or even design) the claimed invention without undue experimentation. A 1974 patent had disclosed use of a safety circuit and a braking-means. 2016 Decision ]. Kappos , 561 U.S. 593 (2010).

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At the Lectern

APRIL 27, 2023

City of Rancho Palos Verdes , the Supreme Court today holds immunity under Government Code section 830.6 , that generally protects California public entities and employees from liability for injuries “caused by the plan or design of a construction of, or an improvement to, public property,” is not as broad as government defendants want.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 11, 2022

. § 2241 , grants district courts authority to review a claim that a federal prisoner’s sentence is invalid, when circuit precedent foreclosed the claim at the time of the prisoner’s prior habeas motion, but an intervening Supreme Court precedent changed the construction of the statute and held that new interpretation applies retroactively.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 20, 2023

The facts Hetronic, based in Oklahoma, manufactures and sells radio remote controls that operate heavy-duty construction equipment. Citing an academic article by then-professor Amy Coney Barrett, Abitron further suggested that the Steele case should be overruled outright notwithstanding the principle of statutory stare decisis.

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Patently O

OCTOBER 4, 2021

However, after a narrow claim construction, PersonalWeb stipulated to dismissal of its case with prejudice. Preclusion cases always involve two lawsuits , and the question is whether something that happened in the first lawsuit precludes a party from taking some action in the section lawsuit. Brief in opposition ].

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 20, 2022

The court will hold the other case raising that question, Ham v. Breckon , pending the outcome in Jones. Texas , which were amply supported by the habeas and trial records, and whether the Texas court disregarded the Supreme Court’s express guidance for conducting a prejudice analysis pursuant to Strickland v.

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