On June 29, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Minerva Surgical, Inc. v. Hologic, Inc., holding that the assignor of a patent is generally estopped from later challenging its validity, but that this estoppel does not apply...more
On June 21, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court decided United States v. Arthrex, Inc., holding that, because Administrative Patent Judges are not appointed by the President or confirmed by the Senate, the Constitution’s...more
On April 20, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Thryv, Inc. v. Click-to-Call Technologies, LP, holding that when the Patent and Trademark Office grants a petition for inter partes review and rejects a contention that the...more
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1. Redistricting. Abbott v. Perez, Nos. 17-586 & 17-626.
Do Texas’s Congressional districts treat racial minorities unconstitutionally? When the district court ordered the parties to appear at a hearing to redraw the...more
On June 13, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc., No. 14-1513, and Stryker Corp. v. Zimmer, Inc., No. 14-1520, holding that a patent-infringement plaintiff can...more