Despite its ancient origins, recent Commercial Division decisions illustrate how the flexible canon of ejusdem generis continues to shape the interpretation of modern contracts, as well as statutes, ...
WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES - 2021/12/03: People from across the United States, who lost loved ones due to the opioid epidemic, rallied at the Department of Justice in Washington DC, calling on ...
“The canons of noscitur a sociis and ejusdem generis may well be applied to patents, because many patent drafters include lists of items in a patent’s description, intending to broaden the scope of ...
IN the crafting of legal provisions, the phrase ejusdem generis (“of the same kind” in Latin) is often encountered. Under the ejusdem generis principle, in which a general term follows the designation ...
In a previous essay, I discussed a U.S. Supreme Court case that had nothing to do with patent law, but that patent practitioners may wish to note. That discussion pertained to a decision indicating ...
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