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Supreme Court: A Patent Owner Can Lie In Wait

In a ruling today that will cheer up patent trolls, the Supreme Court said patent owners can lie in wait for years before suing. This will allow trolls to sit around while others independently develop and build technology. The troll can then jump out from under the bridge and...

SCA Hygiene v. First Quality Baby Products

This patent case raised the question of whether the defense of laches is available in patent litigation. Laches is a legal doctrine that says rightsholders can't sit on their rights. It protects defendants who are prejudiced by long delay (for example, by investing heavily in a product while the patent...

Under the Radar: Research and Technology in an Age of Surveillance

How can researchers participate in community-engaged research in an era of heightened surveillance? What legal, practical, and theoretical tools allow us to navigate the challenges that surveillance presents to researchers, particularly those engaged with organizations, social movements, and targeted communities? Join us for Under the Radar: Research and Technology in...

Hearing Wednesday: National Security Letters Violate the First Amendment

San Francisco – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will urge an appeals court Wednesday to find that the FBI violates the First Amendment when it unilaterally gags recipients of national security letters (NSLs), and the law should therefore be found unconstitutional. The hearing is set for Wednesday, March 22, at...

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