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The Historical Roots of Patent Injunctions: Revisiting Horton v. Maltby (1783)

Patently O

courts are instructed to apply when considering injunctive relief for patent infringement. The case arose when Horton, who had obtained a patent for a stocking-making machine, filed a bill in Chancery (England's primary court of equity until 1875) against Maltby for allegedly infringing the patent. Maltby , LI Misc MS 112 (Ch.

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Using Motions to Get a Lawsuit Dismissed Early in California

Chugh LLP

The responsive pleading can be in the form of an answer, a demurrer, or a motion. If a complaint does not list all the elements of a legal claim, the defendant may file a demurrer alleging that: The complaint does not contain any facts to bring a claim, or. Complaints are rarely dismissed based on demurrers in California.

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Supreme Court will decide parole eligibility issue for young-adult offenders

At the Lectern

Yesterday’s Supreme Court conference , a double one, was one of several firsts: the first conference of 2023, the first with Patricia Guerrero as chief justice, and the first for new Justice Kelli Evans. Conference actions of note included: Supreme Court accepts Ninth Circuit jail employment case. Parole eligibility.

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Walmart Argues That it is Shielded From Yeezy, Kanye West Lookalike Shoe Case by Section 230

The Fashion Law

Amid an existing battle over lookalike logos , Walmart and Yeezy are facing off in court, as well, after Yeezy and its founder Kanye West filed suit against Walmart and a handful of unnamed third-party Walmart sellers over the sale of copycat Yeezy foam runner footwear on the retail behemoth’s third-party marketplace site.

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LawProse Lesson #436: What is Law French?

Law Prose

Even so, this uniquely British form of French persisted and was used in courts until English became the official language of the courts in 1731. By the 1400s, there was a distinct difference between the French used by English lawyers and the French spoken and written in France.

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A very, very bad oral argument strategy

At the Lectern

.” Many years after his journalism career, the article relates, Pickett moved to California, and, “In the mid-1870s, he started a fight during a trial before the California Supreme Court by seizing one of the justices and dragging him off his seat on the bench.” ” ( Pickett v. Hastings (1874) 47 Cal. 269, 271.).

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Supreme Court will review wages case for a second time

At the Lectern

At yesterday’s Supreme Court conference , a double one, actions of note included: Supreme Court partially opens clemency records. The court agreed to hear Naranjo v. The court denied review in Kirchmeyer v. But, after the Supreme Court held in In re Milton (2022) 13 Cal.5th Wage violation penalties.

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