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Pullman & Comley - School Law

Court Upholds Law Ending the Religious Exemption to Immunizations for Students in Connecticut Schools

Connecticut law has required public and private schools to condition a student’s entry into school upon providing proof of immunizations against certain communicable diseases (including but not limited to diphtheria,...more

Sunstein LLP

When a State University is a Reluctant Plaintiff, Can Its Licensee Sue Anyway?

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Companies seeking to license patents from state universities face a special risk--sovereign immunity. The 11th Amendment to the US Constitution deprives federal courts of jurisdiction to hear complaints brought by a citizen...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Post COVID-19 Considerations as Universities Open in the Fall

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Major operational changes and disruptions occasioned by COVID-19 have created a swell of contract disputes and new litigation in various industries. The area of higher education is no different. ...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

State University's Filing Of Patent Infringement Action Waives Sovereign Immunity To IPR Proceedings

The PTAB (Patent Trial and Appeal Board) of the USPTO recently issued a decision that a filing of a patent infringement action by a public university waives sovereign immunity to inter partes review (IPR) proceedings in the...more

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PTAB Recognizes Limits to Eleventh Amendment Sovereign Immunity

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In a pair of near identical decisions issued on December 19, 2017, an expanded PTAB panel found that the Regents of the University of Minnesota had waived its defense of sovereign immunity by filing actions against the...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Assertion of Patents Results in Loss of Sovereign Immunity for Public Universities

On December 19, 2017, an expanded panel of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) ruled that the state of Minnesota waived its Eleventh Amendment immunity to challenges to patent validity by inter partes review (IPR) by...more

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State Universities Gain Immunity from IPRs

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State Universities Gain Immunity from IPRs - Today, many universities own extensive patent portfolios that are managed by sophisticated tech transfer offices. Universities obtain these patents for many reasons, not the...more

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