SCOTUSBlog

JULY 1, 2021

Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday narrowed the doctrine of patent assignor estoppel, which prohibits an inventor from assigning a patent to someone and then later contending in litigation that the patent is invalid. ” The court’s second example concerned a change in the law. Formica Insulation Co. ,

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 15, 2021

Smith , a 1990 decision holding that the free exercise clause does not provide a right to religious exemptions from general laws, or (2) sharply limit the impact of Smith by interpreting it as guaranteeing a “most favored nation” status for religious exemption claims. retail stores, manufacturing facilities).

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 20, 2022

McCall , a tire manufacturer resists Georgia courts’ exercise of jurisdiction on the basis of the state’s registration statute for foreign corporations. The court ruled that the Supreme Court had not formally overruled earlier case law supporting the theory that registration supports general jurisdiction. Next up is Kelly v.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 20, 2023

Share On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will consider whether federal trademark law applies to trademark infringement that takes place outside the United States. The facts Hetronic, based in Oklahoma, manufactures and sells radio remote controls that operate heavy-duty construction equipment. In Abitron Austria GmbH v. It owns U.S.

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OCTOBER 4, 2021

Claim Preclusion (res judicata) prevents a party from re-litigating a claim once a court has issued a final judgment on that claim. Claim preclusion is powerful, in part, because it does not require the claim to be actually litigated (just be subject to the final judgment). Eldred , 206 U.S. 285 (1907). Eldred , 206 U.S. 285 (1907).

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