by Brittany Forsey | Apr 12, 2021
Greetings, Court Fans! Just one decision to report in this Update, but it’s a biggie, at least for IP nerds and coders. In Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc. (No. 18-956), the Court held that Google’s copying of certain portions of a computer program owned by Oracle,...
by Brittany Forsey | Apr 12, 2021
On April 5, 2021, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling on copyright infringement dispute between tech giants Google and Oracle regarding whether the copyright laws can be used to block a competitor from using a company’s code in a software Application...
by Brittany Forsey | Apr 9, 2021
The US Supreme Court hears relatively few patent-related cases in any given term. However, on March 1st, the court heard oral arguments in an important case challenging the very structure and authority of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s administrative...
by Brittany Forsey | Mar 26, 2021
Greetings, Court Fans! The Court released two significant opinions yesterday, addressing personal jurisdiction in product-liability actions and the concept of “failed seizures” under the Fourth Amendment. Among civil litigators, Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth...
