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Introduction For more than 40 years, the Federal Circuit required courts evaluating whether a claimed design was obvious to use a rigid and narrow set …
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Introduction For more than 40 years, the Federal Circuit required courts evaluating whether a claimed design was obvious to use a rigid and narrow set …
Introduction At the core of intellectual property (IP) law lies a fundamental question of political philosophy: Can any argument justify the state’s grant of private …
Introduction The United States patent system is commonly justified by its provision of economic incentives for innovation.[1] But this justification comes with constant concern that …
Introduction Theories of intellectual property (IP) tend to come in two varieties: “normative” theories that concern themselves with evaluating the extent to which IP rights …
Introduction To a certain extent, the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County[1] is hardly surprising. The environmental plaintiffs in …
Introduction Modern society faces a paradox: While corporations can be useful engines of innovation and value creation, they increasingly operate as vectors for profound public …
The American Law Institute is set to release a first ever Restatement of the Law in the area of Children and the Law to address …
Introduction Contestation over methodology remains an enduring friction point in the discourse on the Takings Clause. For decades, the Supreme Court’s takings jurisprudence has vacillated …
Introduction The race is on to reintroduce Christianity into public schools. A new Louisiana law mandates that the Ten Commandments be posted in every public …
Introduction Since his second inauguration on January 20, 2025, President Trump has revived the practice of imposing tariffs and has pushed the boundaries of the …
Introduction In 1975, a United States Senate Select Committee known as the Church Committee began a formal inquiry into the activities of the major U.S. …
Introduction The two police officers arrive at the defendant’s home in southeast Houston at 11:00 p.m. to serve a warrant for burglary. Because the defendant …