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Perspective

Oct. 6, 2009

Sotomayor's Influence on Patent Rights

Mark Scarsi of Milbank Tweed says Sotomayor's ease with intangible property rights may sway Justices away from Federal Circuit's rigid physical test.

JUDICIARY

By Mark Scarsi

Much of the focus of Justice Sonia Sotomayor's recent appointment to the Supreme Court has been on her compelling life story, going from a housing project in the Bronx all the way to the nation's highest court. But for the Intellectual Property Bar, there is another reason to be proud - she's one of us. Yes, before embarking on a career in the judiciary, Sonia Sotomayor toiled away litigating intellectual property cases for a N...

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