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Is the Federal Circuit Cutting Back Early Alice Decisions?
In a case recently decided by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), the appeals court appears to announce procedural requirements that may cut down the usefulness of early dismissal motions under the Supreme Court’s landmark Alice Corporation case.
Hear the Cannons Roar: Pirates, Copyright and the 11th Amendment
In a rare case invoking the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court over individual states, a filmmaker is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that he can sue North Carolina for using his footage of a famous pirate shipwreck…
Driving a Stake Through “Zombie” Trademarks
“Zombie” trademarks have bedeviled trademark and service mark registration in the United States...
The End for “Scandalous” and “Immoral” Trademarks?
The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down the U.S.P.T.O.’s long-standing ban on the registration of...
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Printed publications disclosing an invention, or an obvious variant, have long served as the basis...
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