Recent Supreme Court decisions on intellectual property law have changed the world for intellectual property holders, and the Federal Circuit...
Recent Supreme Court decisions on intellectual property law have changed the world for intellectual property holders, and the Federal Circuit...
You can't get any higher than supreme. So when the public gets a glimpse into the inner workings of the Supreme Court, it's a big deal.
Over the past decade, legislators in several states have sought to expand or reduce the number of justices on their highest courts. In some cases, they admit their intent to tilt the ideological balance.
The Federal Circuit is hoping to return to in-person oral arguments this fall. You get to pass one (and only one) sticky note during a Federal Circuit argument. Don't worry about whatever message you might be sending by letting a junior attorney argue a portion of a hearing. And for goodness sake, don't refer to your opponents as “the bad guys.”
And why change should not — and does not — start there
In other areas of federal law, SCOTUS has made it abundantly clear that federal common law doesn’t exist... So we in the patent bar may rightly ask: why does SCOTUS believe it can create what is, in essence, a federal common law of patents?
"I often tell people -- and I believe it to be true -- that access to a safe, legal abortion saved my life."
Does liking a company on Facebook mean you've given up the right to sue them if they harm you?
The Supreme Court has ruled that dentists can't hold a monopoly on teeth-whitening services
The problem is, nine lawyers, no matter how exceptional, should not possess the power to make up individual rights.
The company’s history with tricky decisions shows a need for outside expertise
“We are missing that ability to speak with clarity about the challenges faced by people who live at the margin and who lived at the bottom.”
While major retailers like Amazon, Target and Walgreens may see little impact, it's small businesses that need to pay more attention to these changes.
Dairy giant Fonterra loses a long-running legal battle to block Bega Cheese from using the Bega brand on a range of peanut butter.
Decisions that progressives don't like are not necessarily a sign that something has gone horribly wrong.
It’s hard to steer clear of a scandal these days. Or is it?
It is well settled that a law cannot be declared unconstitutional merely because it is not sufficiently inclusive.
You've heard the phrase, "Overturn Roe v. Wade." But what does that actually mean? And how would it happen? The Verify team breaks it down.