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Supreme Court Rules on Design of a Useful Article

Samantha Barber

Fashion, furniture, and other design-oriented companies will take note of the Supreme Court's recent decision in <i>Star Athletica, L.L.C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc.</i>, which resolved a division among the federal circuits on the issue of the separability of designs of useful articles under the Copyright Act.

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Class Certification

Jeremy M. Creelan

<b><I>Will Gorsuch Pick Up Where Scalia Left Off?</I></b><p>For two decades leading up to Justice Antonin Scalia's death, the U.S. Supreme Court's class certification jurisprudence took shape as a dialogue between Justices Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg over the commonality and predominance requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(a)(2) and (b)(3), respectively. Will this continue if Gorsuch is confirmed to the Court?

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Supreme Court May Preserve EDTX Grip on Patent Cases

Tony Mauro

The U.S. Supreme Court did not appear eager to upset the patent litigation landscape by drastically limiting where infringement lawsuits can be filed.

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Supreme Court Ends Laches Defense in Patent Cases

Scott Graham

<b><i>SCA Hygiene Products v. First Quality Baby Products</i></b><p>The U.S. Supreme Court on March 21 ruled laches is not a defense to patent infringement suits that are brought within the Patent Act's limitations period.

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