U.S. Supreme Court
Apr. 1, 2015
A tangled web of patent and antitrust law
At the center of a case set for argument Tuesday at the U.S. high court, is a Spider-Man toy - a glove that shoots foam string to emulate Spider-Man's iconic web-slinging power. By Robin Feldman, Alice Armitage and Evan Frondorf
At the center of Kimble v. Marvel Enterprises Inc., a patent case set for oral argument Tuesday at the U.S. Supreme Court, is a Spider-Man toy - specifically, a glove that shoots foam string to emulate Spider-Man's iconic web-slinging power. The arguments in this case invoke an equally haphazard web of antitrust rules and patent law. The court must dismantle this unnecessary tangle of doctrines and m...
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