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Supreme Court

2016

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

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Thoughts On The Relationship Between The Supreme Court And The Federal Circuit, Timothy B. Dyk Nov 2016

Thoughts On The Relationship Between The Supreme Court And The Federal Circuit, Timothy B. Dyk

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

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Abuse Of Supreme Court Precedent: The "Historic Kinship", David W. Barnes Nov 2016

Abuse Of Supreme Court Precedent: The "Historic Kinship", David W. Barnes

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

In Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, the Supreme Court applied a doctrine formulated for patent law to an issue arising in copyright law. The Court supplied a rationale for doing so by identifying a “historic kinship” between patent and copyright law based on fundamental goals of intellectual property law. The Court considered how the rationale applied in the particular factual context involved. The Court cautioned that the propriety of extending a doctrine developed in one intellectual property regime to another depends on the particular legal issue involved. Despite the importance of ensuring that new rules are …


Panel Discussion: Remembering Justice Scalia In Ip Cases, Graeme Dinwoodie Nov 2016

Panel Discussion: Remembering Justice Scalia In Ip Cases, Graeme Dinwoodie

Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property

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