Doctrinal “dinosaur” or stare decisis? Justices wrestle with patent-law precedent.
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 23, 2021
Taking a different approach, Justice Clarence Thomas pointed out that the Patent Act does not mention claim preclusion or issue preclusion, but those doctrines nevertheless bar certain arguments in patent litigation. Morgan Ratner argued for the federal government, which filed its own friend-of-the-court brief but supported neither party.
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