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SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 15, 2022
The question in Boechler is whether the statute bars a taxpayer who missed the deadline from asserting equitable tolling, which allows courts to excuse missed deadlines in some circumstances. Under applicable precedent, if the statute makes the 30-day time limit jurisdictional, then equitable-tolling claims are barred.
Patently O
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Most commonly patentees draft claims that cover the physical structure of an invention or the particular steps taken in a process. A “nonce” word is a verbal construct that does not convey a particular structure, such as “element,” “device,” or other generic, non-structural terms. 35 U.S.C. §
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Patently O
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
Although MPF claims may seem broad on their face, the statute limits their scope to cover only the corresponding structures disclosed in the patent document (the specification) and their equivalents. Williamson established the absence of the term “means” no longer creates a strong presumption against applying MPF construction.
Paralegal-Edu.Org
APRIL 26, 2024
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SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 16, 2021
They further claim that subsequent statutes, federal agencies and appeals court decisions have all already recognized the corporations as entities eligible for federal contracting under the ISDA. They further argue that Alaskan Natives’ health care needs have been, and will continue to be, met by regional tribal nonprofits.
FDA Law Blog
JULY 7, 2021
Senior Circuit Judge Sentelle, who drafted the opinion, found determinative the statutory restriction prohibiting FDA from interfering in the practice of medicine: When Congress has spoken in a statute, we assume that it says what it means and that the statute means what it says. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn the ban.
Conflict of Laws
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Statute has left little of the common law untouched. The Interaction between a Mandatory Law and an Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause Statutes generally fall into one of three categories (see Maria Hook, ‘The “Statutist Trap” and Subject-Matter Jurisdiction’ (2017) 13(2) Journal of Private International Law 435).
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