At the annual meeting of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), the highlight so far has been a spirited panel on the 75th anniversary of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (Yes, I know that this statement may be yawn-inducing for those who are not court or procedure geeks.) The All-Star panel was moderated […]
SCOTUSblog reports that the Supreme Court today unveiled a revamped website, which will now be hosted in-house rather than by the Government Printing Office (press release here). The new site is much cleaner and makes finding information much easier. Considering the popularity of Supreme Court bobbleheads (as reported in yesterday’s New York Times), maybe the […]
SCOTUSblog reports that the Supreme Court today issued decisions in two high-profile patent cases. According to SCOTUSblog, Microsoft won (7-1) in Microsoft v. AT&T, and in KSR v. Teleflex, a unanimous Court ruled that the Federal Circuit had applied too narrow a standard for determining “obviousness.” Note: BOGO means “buy one, get one free.”
Out with the old and in with the new. Although Labcorp v. Metabolite was dismissed last week, in this morning’s order list, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in KSR v. Teleflex (No. 04-1350, docket here). Previous commentary at Patently-O. The issue is the obviousness test used by the Federal Circuit in patent cases. This promises […]
