As promised in part I, here’s some additional thoughts for new law students: Read carefully. It’s not enough to read the assigned materials passively. Don’t skim. It’s not enough just to get the “gist” of the materials — you need to come to class prepared to discuss the materials and to apply the principles contained […]
I vividly remember my first trip to the campus bookstore when I was a new law student, not so many years ago. There were piles of casebooks and statute books assigned by the profs. In contrast, I don’t remember seeing much on how to be a law student. Yet one of the most important skills […]
I’m finally in sunny south Florida, where I’m joining the faculty of St. Thomas University School of Law. I’ll be teaching various intellectual property courses and civil procedure. (NOTE to STU first-year Section 4 students: the first-day assignment is at https://nathenson.org.) Over the past month, I’ve been pretty busy getting ready for the move, so […]
Out with the old and in with the new. Although Labcorp v. Metabolite was dismissed last week, in this morning’s order list, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in KSR v. Teleflex (No. 04-1350, docket here). Previous commentary at Patently-O. The issue is the obviousness test used by the Federal Circuit in patent cases. This promises […]
