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Court holds statute of limitations under Quiet Title Act is not a jurisdictional bar

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United States broke no new ground, as it followed a steady line of cases applying a rule under which time limits in federal statutes do not create jurisdictional bars unless the statute makes that intent clear. Sotomayor wrote that jurisdictional rules “have a unique potential to disrupt the orderly course of litigation.”

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Expired Patent, Exploding Sanctions: A Costly Litigation Lesson for VDPP and its Attorney

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The district court also noted that “to the extent that there is a tangible item to mark by which notice of the asserted method claims can be given, a party is obliged to do so if it intends to avail itself of the constructive notice provisions of section 287(a).” ” (quoting Am. Eng’g Corp. , 3d 1523 (Fed. ” Id.

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District Court Denies Defendant’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees Even After Granting Clear Summary Judgment on Noninfringement Grounds

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285, determining plaintiff’s litigation positions were not baseless even after a granting of summary judgment of noninfringement that “was not a close call.” . However, a defendant need not show that the litigation is both objectively baseless and brought in bad faith. Motorola Solutions, Inc. ,

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Justices grapple with question of federal court review in immigration cases

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First, the applicant must meet precise eligibility requirements under the statute. That statute is known as the jurisdictional bar. Meehan responded that once the court applies all the possible canons of statutory construction, it should conclude that the statute “must mean the overall denial of relief.” a green card).

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Disclaimer in Prosecution cannot be Recaptured in Litigation

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The patentee primarily these cases on claim construction on two simple terms — based largely on statements made during prosecution to skirt the prior art. . This construction excused Nokia from infringement, since the accused Nokia system is arranged in a grid of 50-meter-by-50-meter bins. Sprint Communications Company , No.

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Exporting Patents: Boiled, Broiled, Barbecued or Fried

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Deepsouth litigated its case to the Supreme Court, and the Court eventually allowed the company to escape some portion of its adjudged liability based upon the territorial limits of U.S. ” However on certiorari, the Supreme Court felt itself bound by the statute and precedent. patent law. Deepsouth at 531.

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Three Topics: Construing AND as OR; Preserving O2Micro demand; Denying interest

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using the data model to construct a client application also with the user interface paradigm. ” During claim construction, Microsoft had asked for the term to be construed as meaning “no human labor required.” Microsoft’s counsel then asked, “Can we resolve the claim construction issue?”