CA2635 Intellectual Property and the Supreme Court: Important Decisions from the 2016-2017 Term

The overview of choice

The latest term was a busy one for the U.S. Supreme Court in the area of intellectual property (IP) law. The court handed down several important decisions affecting the laws governing patents, trademarks, and copyrights.
Intellectual Property & the Supreme Court: Important Decisions from the 2016-2017 Term is your roadmap to the rulings themselves and how they may impact cases in the future.

Decisions, decisions

For each case discussed, you’ll learn:

• How it changed the law
• What legal positions the Supreme Court rejected
• How it may change the way cases are litigated in the future
• Practical advice you can give your clients as a result

Review such key rulings as:

• Star Athletica, L.L.C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc. – clarified the rules governing “useful articles” under the Copyright Act
• Lee v. Tam – addressed the Lanham Act’s prohibition on registering disparaging marks and the intersection of trademark law and the First Amendment
• TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC – made a sweeping change in the rules governing the venue of patent actions
• Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark Int’l, Inc. – defined the scope of the patent exhaustion doctrine
• Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp. – addressed liability for inducing patent infringement in the context of multi-component products

Make your choice

One of the best indicators of the future is often the past. Review major U.S. Supreme Court determinations to glean important insights for your practice and clients at Intellectual Property & the Supreme Court: Important Decisions from the 2016-2017 Term.