Progress

Current status
in force
05 Apr 2021 in force

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Intellectual property
Policy Instrument
Patent protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
supreme court
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

05 Apr 2021
in force

Supreme Court ruling in Google vs Oracle

In a ruling about the copying a portion of code from the Java SE computer program, the Supreme Court of the United States clarified the boundaries of the "fair use" doctrine.

Source
Event type civil lawsuit
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body supreme court