Tag: Supreme Court

Technology companies urge court to make it harder for government to access personal data

Written by Reuters on August 16, 2017 in News with 0 Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than a dozen high technology companies and the biggest wireless operator in the United States, Verizon Communications Inc, have called on the U.S. Supreme Court to make it harder for government officials to access individuals’ sensitive cellphone data. The companies filed a 44-page brief with the court on Monday night in […]

Supreme Court and Federal Circuit disagree on almost everything

Written by Reuters on June 20, 2017 in Features with 0 Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous backing on Monday of a ruling by the country’s top patent court was a rare instance of agreement with a body whose decisions in that specialized area it regularly overturns. Tellingly, Monday’s decision related to trademarks, not patents. Since its term began last October, the Supreme Court […]