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U.S. Supreme Court

Nov. 12, 2009

Justices May Consider Patent Protection

The U.S. Supreme Court will meet Friday to decide whether to hear a case about whether a judge or jury should decide if a patented invention is too obvious to deserve government protection.

By Craig Anderson

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN JOSE The U.S. Supreme Court will meet Friday to consider taking up a case that looks at whether a judge or jury should decide if a patented invention is too obvious to deserve government protection.

Silicon Valley companies are weighing in on the side of jurists, with nine different technology companies, including Apple Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Google Inc., and Intel Corp., fil...

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