The Federal Circuit has declined an opportunity to revisit its seminal 1998 ruling on appellate review of claim reconstruction. A split decision by the full circuit denied rehearing of a case involving review of a district judge’s decision on the definition of patent claims.

In the wake of a U.S.

The San Francisco city attorney’s office has lost the first round in what promises to be a closely watched match over the city’s novel cellphone “right to know” ordinance.

The Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline has removed a magisterial district judge from the bench after finding she violated conduct standards and the state constitution by telling staff she would not be coming to court 116 days over a two-year period and, when she did come to court, habitually arriving late.

U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks of Austin, Texas, is not usually one to keep his opinions to himself. So when a controversy ignited over his now famous “Kindergarten Party” order, Sparks was unusually silent — because he was unaware of it.