Laches The Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari to review a patent case on the law of laches. SCA Hygiene Products v. First Quality Baby Products, Case No. 15-927 (Supr. Ct., May 2, 2016).In its cert petition, SCA argued that the en … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Cert: Laches (in Patent Cases) and Copyrightable Subject Matter to Be Reviewed
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Jailhouse lawyer who wrote winning US Supreme Court cert petition will soon clerk for DC Circuit
A decade ago, Shon Hopwood was a convicted bank robber serving time. Hitting the books in the prison library, he honed his legal skills and wrote, on behalf of a fellow inmate, a rare winning certiorari petition to the U.S. Supreme Court that a former U.S. solicitor general who … [Read more...] about Jailhouse lawyer who wrote winning US Supreme Court cert petition will soon clerk for DC Circuit
Alito Opts Out of the Supreme Court Cert Pool
A second Supreme Court justice is opting out of the cert pool, made up of law clerks who review cert petitions and recommend whether they should be granted.The court’s newest justice, Samuel A. Alito Jr., has decided not to participate, joining the court’s most senior … [Read more...] about Alito Opts Out of the Supreme Court Cert Pool
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case on Work-Product Protections; ABA Had Urged Cert
The U.S. Supreme Court has left intact a federal appeals court decision narrowing work product protections for lawyer materials.The American Bar Association had urged the court to hear the case, Textron v. United States. The court denied cert today, SCOTUSblog reports.The refusal … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case on Work-Product Protections; ABA Had Urged Cert
Limelight Networks v. Akamai Tech. – Supreme Court Cert. Denied
Today the Supreme Court declined to hear Limelight’s petition for cert. on the question of whether an accused infringer may be held liable for direct infringement of a claim to a method where multiple parties perform the steps of the method.On August 13, 2016, the S. Ct. … [Read more...] about Limelight Networks v. Akamai Tech. – Supreme Court Cert. Denied