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Doctrinal “dinosaur” or stare decisis? Justices wrestle with patent-law precedent.

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It has been accused of infringing patented technology invented by the company’s founder and wants to avoid liability for patent infringement. Wolf principally argued that stare decisis justifies maintaining the doctrine. The post Doctrinal “dinosaur” or stare decisis? Matthew Wolf argued for Hologic.

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Patent Puzzles after the Supreme Court’s 2024 Administrative Law Cases: Stare Decisis, Rulemaking, and Discretion

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Although these decisions may not have as significant an impact in patent law as in other areas, they do pose interesting puzzles with respect to stare decisis as well as agency rulemaking and discretion that will provide many litigation opportunities going forward. no standing requirement).

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Preclusion; Customer Lawsuits; and the Kessler Doctrine

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PersonalWeb Technologies, LLC v. Claim Preclusion (res judicata) prevents a party from re-litigating a claim once a court has issued a final judgment on that claim. Claim preclusion is powerful, in part, because it does not require the claim to be actually litigated (just be subject to the final judgment). by Dennis Crouch.