On the Supreme Court, the Federal Circuit, and Patent Law

By Kristopher Nelson in the Spring of 2007

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Michigan Law Review – An Online Symposium
on the Supreme Court, the Federal Circuit, and Patent Law:

This symposium takes place against a backdrop of three recent Supreme Court decisions — KSR v. Teleflex, Microsoft v. AT&T, and eBay v. MercExchange —

affecting patent law. It asks whether these cases, considered together, represent a recent upheaval in patent law and redefine the relationship between the Federal Circuit and the Supreme Court, as some commentators have suggested.

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About Kristopher Nelson

I'm currently a graduate student of the history of law and technology at the University of California, San Diego. I also provide law and technology consulting services. Additionally, I'm a non-practicing lawyer and former developer/sysadmin at a biotech non-profit. For more about me and my work, see krisnelson.org or my Google Profile.

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