Symposium: Evolving the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and its Patent Law Jurisprudence

Foreword

Dennis D. Crouch

 

The 2011 Earl F. Nelson Lecture

 

Crafting a 21st Century United States Patent and Trademark Office

David Kappos

 

Articles

Unpredictability in Patent Law and Its Effect on Pharmaceutical Innovation

Christopher M. Holman

 

The Ongoing Confusion Over Ongoing Royalties

Mark A. Lemley

 

To Construe or Not to Construe: At the Interface Between Claim Construction and Infringement in Patent Cases

Jason R. Mudd

 

Acting Like an Administrative Agency: The Federal Circuit En Banc

Ryan Vacca

 

Patent Law’s Unpredictability Doctrine and the Software Arts

Greg R. Vetter

 

Differentiating the Federal Circuit

Elizabeth I. Winston

 

The 2011 Symposium Student Legal Writing Competition Winner

 

Promoting the Progress: Three Decades of Patent Jurisprudence in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit?

Damon C. Andrews

Notes

Pleading Panic: Pure Emotional Damages as “Sickness or Disease” for Bodily Injury Claims

Joseph N. Blumberg

 

Minimizing Confrontation: The Eighth Circuit Uses Crawford to Avoid Bruton for Non-Testimonial Statements

Samuel Buffaloe

 

“Secret” Prior Art: Does Prior Art in a Provisional Patent Application Bar Future Patents?

Kyle Gottuso

 

Unconditional Acceptance: The Supreme Court of Missouri’s Interpretation of Missouri Revised Statutes Section 167.131

Missy McCoy

 

A Shooting Suspect’s Release Revives the Right to a Speedy Trial in Missouri

Clayton Thompson