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This is a list of notable patent law cases in the United States in chronological order. The cases have been decided notably by the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) or the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI). While the Federal Circuit (CAFC) sits below the Supreme Court ...
Relation between patent law and antitrust law. Kewanee Oil v. Bicron: 416 U.S. 470: 1974: State trade secret law not preempted by patent law. Dann v. Johnston: 425 U.S. 219: 1976: Patentability of a claim for a business method patent (but the decision turns on obviousness rather than patent-eligibility). Sakraida v. Ag Pro: 425 U.S. 273: 1976
This list contains an alphabetical listing of historically significant or leading case law in the area of patent law. For a list of patent law cases in just the United States, see United States patent law cases .
In all these cases, the Supreme Court muddied the waters by introducing elements of the U.S. Code governing the tests for whether an invention deserves a patent — including questions of novelty ...
C. California Artificial Stone Paving Co. v. Molitor; Carbice Corp. v. American Patents Development Corp. Return Mail Inc. v. United States Postal Service
The US also has an extensive body of case law comprising federal court precedents that have accumulated over more than 200 years. US Federal District courts have primary jurisdiction in patent infringement cases. Patent validity can be challenged in the same US Federal District courts, as a declarative judgement or
The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) became fully effective in March 2013, and its impact over the last five years continues to disrupt U.S. patent practice.
Neither software nor computer programs are explicitly mentioned in statutory United States patent law.Patent law has changed to address new technologies, and decisions of the United States Supreme Court and United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) beginning in the latter part of the 20th century have sought to clarify the boundary between patent-eligible and patent ...