(DOWNLOAD) "Promoting the Progress: Three Decades of Patent Jurisprudence in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit." by Missouri Law Review # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Promoting the Progress: Three Decades of Patent Jurisprudence in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
- Author : Missouri Law Review
- Release Date : January 22, 2011
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 332 KB
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I. INTRODUCTION Congress significantly altered the landscape of Article III courts when three decades ago it established the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit pursuant to the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982.1 The Federal Circuit was born from a merger of the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals and the appellate jurisdiction of the Court of Claims, (2) and maintains exclusive jurisdiction over appeals related to governmental contracts, (3) veterans' benefits, (4) and international trade, (5) among other niche areas of federal law. (6) However, no single subject matter under its review has brought the Federal Circuit as much attention (or criticism (7)) as its exclusive jurisdiction over patent appeals. (8)