The Supreme Court issued four opinions yesterday, including the heavily awaited opinion in Microsoft’s challenge to the evidence standard for declaring a patent invalid. Microsoft lost. The case is Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Limited Partnership (10-290). i4i sued Microsoft over…
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Supreme Court Action Today – Attorney Fees, Sentencing, Securities, and Patents
06
Jun
The Supreme Court issued four opinions today as it marches to the end of the current term. Three of these four are unanimous decisions. The first is Fox v. Vice (10-114). This case concerns attorney fees awarded to defendants under…
Official Illinois Reports Published by West Not Yet West-Mart’s "Deal of the Day"
03
Jun
But, hey, Illinois Office Supreme Court Reports, 2d and Illinois Official Appellate Reports, 3d are both on sale today at West-Mart (both pages last visited on June 3, 2011) and you can buy them with an “assured pricing plan.” Due…
Illinois Reports 1831 – 2011 RIP
01
Jun
The Illinois Supreme Court has adopted the public-domain electronic citation system for appellate opinions and discontinues publication of the official Illinois Reports and Illinois Appellate Reports. The contract for the official Illinois publications, currently held by West, expires July 31,…
Supreme Court Action Today – Fourth Amendment and Patents
31
May
The Supreme Court issued two opinions this morning. The opinion getting the most press attention is Ashcroft v. al-Kidd (10-98). In that case, American born Abdullah al-Kidd was detained by federal agents as he was boarding a plane to Saudia…
