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The Investment Climate, Competition Policy, And Economic Development In Latin America, R. Shyam Khemani, Ana Carrasco-Martin
The Investment Climate, Competition Policy, And Economic Development In Latin America, R. Shyam Khemani, Ana Carrasco-Martin
Chicago-Kent Law Review
The merits of fostering effective competition in the economy to encourage economic efficiency, consumer welfare, productivity, innovation, and attract investment have been increasingly and widely recognized by governments around the world. Relative to other regions, developing countries in Latin America have been at the forefront in adopting pro-competition measures such as deregulating industries, liberalizing trade and investment, and enacting competition (antitrust or antimonopoly) laws. However, the quality of the investment climate that determines the risks and transaction costs associated with investing and operating a business, as well as the implementation of competition law and policy, tend to vary widely across …
Reconsidering In Re Technology Licensing Corporation And The Right To Jury Trial In Patent Invalidity Suits, Andrew W. Bateman
Reconsidering In Re Technology Licensing Corporation And The Right To Jury Trial In Patent Invalidity Suits, Andrew W. Bateman
Chicago-Kent Law Review
Over the past decade, the Federal Circuit and the Supreme Court have lessened the role of the jury in patent cases, both by classifying patent issues as questions of law for the judge, and by limiting the situations in which jury trial is available as of right. Recently, In re Technology Licensing Corporation, the Federal Circuit held that there is no right to a jury trial in a declaratory judgment action seeking a declaration of patent invalidity, where the defendant counterclaims with alleged infringement and seeks an injunction as the sole remedy. In line with Supreme Court precedent, the …