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University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

2009

Patents

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Privilege-Wise And Patent (And Trade-Secret)-Foolish?: How The Courts' Misapplication Of The Military And State Secrets Privilege Violates The Constitution And Endangers National Security, Davida H. Isaacs, Robert M. Farley Jan 2009

Privilege-Wise And Patent (And Trade-Secret)-Foolish?: How The Courts' Misapplication Of The Military And State Secrets Privilege Violates The Constitution And Endangers National Security, Davida H. Isaacs, Robert M. Farley

Faculty Scholarship

It is every inventor's nightmare: a valuable idea, stolen, with no legal recourse. Yet that is precisely what happened in Lucent v. Crater, where the Federal Circuit permitted the Federal Government to defeat the inventors' claims using the military and state secrets privilege. In light of the recent upsurge in the Government's invocation of this privilege, it is time to scrutinize more carefully courts' highly deferential response to its use. There is little question that the executive branch must be able to invoke the privilege in order to ensure that national security is not imperiled by public disclosure of information. …


Ksr International Co. V. Teleflex Inc.: The Supreme Court Declines The Opportunity To Finally Set The Record Straight And Articulate One Clear Standard For Determining Obviousness In Patent Cases, Ashley Houston Jan 2009

Ksr International Co. V. Teleflex Inc.: The Supreme Court Declines The Opportunity To Finally Set The Record Straight And Articulate One Clear Standard For Determining Obviousness In Patent Cases, Ashley Houston

Journal of Business & Technology Law

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