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Country
United States / /
Event
Legal Issues / Patent Filing / FDA Phase / /
Facility
Supreme Court / Safe Harbor / U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit / /
IndustryTerm
patent law jurisprudence / chemical compounds / pharmaceutical / electronic network / food / competitor manufacturer / federal patent law / law jurisprudence / antitrust law / printing systems / patent law / /
Organization
Food and Drug Administration / House of Representatives / District Court / U.S. Patent and Trademark Office / U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma / Senate / U.S. District Court for the Central District of California / Congress / U.S. Supreme Court / U.S. Court of Appeals / UN Court / US Federal Reserve / U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia / FDA / U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California / /
Person
Wendy H. Schacht / James N. Czaban / Leahy / John R. Thomas / Howard Berman / Samuel Alito / Janice E. Rubin / Brian T. Yeh / /
Position
president / candidate for clinical development / Internet auctioneer / Representative / judge / /
Order Code RL33923 An Overview of Recent U.S. Supreme Court Jurisprudence in Patent Law Updated June 6, 2007