In MedImmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc., 127 S. Ct. 764 (2007), the United States Supreme Court held that a court has jurisdiction over a “nonrepudiating licensee” declaratory suit, at least in instances in which the patent owner has threatened,...

In KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 127 S. Ct. 1727, 2007 U.S. LEXIS 4745 (April 30, 2007), the Supreme Court held that common sense governs when assessing the patentability of inventions that combine prior art elements. It affirmed its prior decisions,...

It has been estimated that the sales of counterfeit goods reach a staggering $500 billion each year and counterfeiting has usurped 750,000 American jobs and costs the United States approximately $200 billion dollars each year. These startling figures beg...

Nimmer on Copyright , Chapter 19E analyzes the complex relationship between copyright law and freedom of speech. The chapter examines the conflict between the Constitution’s Copyright Clause and the protections afforded by the First Amendment....