Re:U.S. top court tightens patent suit rules in blow to ‘pat...
by clamprecht on Monday May 22, 2017 @12:00PM
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Can you even sue a court? Seems too good to be true.
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by kevindkeogh on Monday May 22, 2017 @12:26PM
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Not in this case. You would need to have standing and a relevant claim to sue any person or firm. I would think it would pretty difficult to show sort of generalized claim about the injustices of the patent system. That is a political question, not a legal question.
Re:U.S. top court tightens patent suit rules in blow to ‘pat...
by justinclift on Monday May 22, 2017 @02:11PM
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Class action by victims of patent trolls?
Re:U.S. top court tightens patent suit rules in blow to ‘pat...
by nerdponx on Monday May 22, 2017 @03:15PM
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Could a tech company, as a potential futute patent holder, sue?
Re:U.S. top court tightens patent suit rules in blow to ‘pat...
by staticautomatic on Monday May 22, 2017 @04:37PM
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Yes, there are ways to sue the courts themselves, but not for something like this. The suit would generally be in the form of what's called a Writ of Mandate. It's basically a lawsuit for when you have no other legal recourse for something. For example, if you went to a courthouse and asked for a copy of a statutorily public document but they refused to give it to you, you could file a such a writ. It would force the court to at least give you a hearing before a judge, who you'd ask to compel the court personnel to give you what you asked for.