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The latest happenings in this important area.

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Licensees May Challenge a Patent Without Breaching License: The Supreme Court's Decision in MedImmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc. Image

Licensees May Challenge a Patent Without Breaching License: The Supreme Court's Decision in MedImmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc.

Benjamin Hershkowitz & Scott Kolassa

'We hold that petitioner was not required, insofar as Article III is concerned, to break or terminate its 1997 license agreement before seeking a declaratory judgment in federal court that the underlying patent is invalid, unenforceable, or not infringed.'With this language, the U.S. Supreme Court concluded its 8-1 landmark decision in <i>MedImmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc.</i>, reversing the holding of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ('Federal Circuit'). This decision has potentially wide-ranging ramifications for patent licensing.

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Supreme Court Revisits Test for Deciding Obviousness

Elizabeth Rader & Thomas Goldstein

The U.S. Supreme Court has recently shown an interest in intellectual property in general and patents in particular. Most prominent among the recent cases is <i>KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc.</i>, which presents perhaps the most difficult question in substantive patent law: When is the subject of a patent application a true 'invention' ' that is, something that promotes the progress of a useful art sufficient to warrant giving the applicant exclusive rights to the technology claimed for the next 20 years. Conversely, when is the invention 'obvious' ' merely taking a step that anyone of ordinary skill would take, confronted with the same problem and possessing all the knowledge already known to the field?

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<b>Litigation:</b> Paternity and Child Support

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Putative father could obtain relief under state statute that granted a substantive, not procedural, right to address potential injustice. <i>The State Ex rel. Loyd, v. Lovelady</i>, 108 Ohio St.3d 86 (Ohio 2006).

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Survey Data: What They Tell Us; What They Don't

David A. Martindale, & James N. Bow

We can think of no form of information that cannot be misused ' either deliberately by the manipulative, or inadvertently by the inept. Survey data are no exception. As psychologists, it is with some reluctance that we offer commentary on the relative merits of different standards for the admissibility of expert testimony, but our experiences in different states have heightened our awareness of how different standards affect the admissibility of testimony offered by psychologists in child custody litigation.

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Hague International Child Abduction Cases

Jeremy D. Morley

A major debate is under way as to the future of the 'grave risk of harm defense' in Hague Convention international child abduction cases. The move is spearheaded by those who believe that the Hague Convention discriminates against expatriate mothers who are victims of domestic violence and who return to their countries of origin with their children.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Composition Creation/Statute of Frauds<br>Concert Venues/Charitable Immunity Statutes<br>Copyright Infringement/Co-Authorship Bar<br>Copyright Infringement/Co-Authorship Claim <br>Copyright Infringement/No Issue of Material Fact<br>Rescission Claims/Copyright Pre-emption

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Courthouse Steps

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Recently filed cases in entertainment law, straight from the steps of the Los Angeles Superior Court.

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Clause & Effect

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Net-Profit Rights/Movies Based on TV Shows<br>Insurance/Contract-Breach Exclusion<br>Insurance/Copyright-Infringement Coverage

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Verdicts

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