The incorporation doctrine is a constitutional doctrine through which parts of the first ten amendments of the United States Constitution (known as the Bill of Rights) are made applicable to the states through the Due Process clause...
Seventh Amendment
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On January 30, 2001, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) issued U.S. Patent No. 6,179,053 (the “’53 patent”) to a predecessor company of Oil States Energy Services, LLC (“Oil States”). Greene's Energy Grp., LLC, Petitioner, v. Oil...
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In 1934, Congress passed the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (“the Act”) creating the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). 15 U.S.C. 78d(a). Its primary purpose was to protect investors and ensure a fair and efficient market. Id. The SEC is...
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Unitherm Food Systems ("Unitherm"), a manufacturer and supplier of food processing machinery, sued Swift-Eckrich, doing business as ConAgra Refrigerated Foods ("ConAgra"), for defrauding the Patent Office, misrepresenting itself to Unitherm, improperly...