F ederal district judges have taken to an odd practice: they are issuing injunctions that apply
across the nation, controlling the defendant's behavior with respect to nonparties. A …

The Supreme Court's 2oo6 decision in eBay v. MercExchange is widely regarded as one of
the most important patent law rulings of the past decade. Historically, patent holders who …

The conventional wisdom is that the distinction between legal and equitable remedies is
outmoded and serves no purpose. this Article challenges that view. It argues that the …

Patent-assertion entities, or" patent trolls," use the threat of injunction to hold up product-
producing companies in patent suits. The Supreme Court's 2006 decision in eBay Inc. v …

At the heart of any IP case is the problem of deciding whether the defendant has infringed on
the plaintiff's right. A principal question in IP infringement disputes is whether the defendant's …

One of the hallmarks of our patent system is that it provides a one-size-fits-all reward for
innovation. The uniform patent laws offer insufficient incentives to develop some socially …

When we think about people seeking relief for infringement of their intellectual property
rights under copyright and trademark laws, we typically assume they will operate within an …

Standard-setting organizations (SSOs) often require their members to disclose, prior to
adoption of a standard, any patents or pending patent applications that might be relevant to …

The idea that law should generally be understood or designed to minimize redundancy is a
force in legal reasoning. Judges frequently cite anti-redundancy principles in interpreting …

It has long been a fixture of Anglo-American law that defamation plaintiffs are not entitled to
injunctive relief, their remedies are solely monetary. Indeed, it has been repeated as a …