LSATs provide a narrow gate into legal profession; many qualities that would make for good lawyering cannot be judged by standardized tests

Article Abstract:

The claim that the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) is no measure of people who make the best lawyers is argued. Good test-takers are those with fast responses, and the best lawyers are methodical and well-prepared. The profession holds to a tradition of authority, based on research in laws and judicial opinions.

Law schools, Law school admissions

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More patent defendants use doctrine of inherency; plaintiffs cannot rely on limitation intrinsically present in prior art to make claim novel

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Issues are discussed regarding the doctrine of inherency, which deals with whether a new, non-obvious use of an old composition is patentable if the new use is made by carrying out the steps described in the prior art. The Federal Circuit made several rulings on this doctrine in 1999.

Prior art (Patent law)

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Court takes limited view of broad biotech claims; it has either adopted narrow constructions or found claims invalid

Article Abstract:

The many rulings in which the Federal Circuit has consistently invalidated broad generic biotechnology patents are discussed. The rulings show that the burden is on the patentee to accompany these patent claims with detailed disclosure.

Biotechnology industry, Biotechnology industries, Patents

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