The patent term begins to run from the date the patent is issued.
Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act can be used to prohibit unfair
and deceptive business practices.
A person can sue for nonperformance even if it is an illegal contract.
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act enacted by the Congress in 1948 continues to
be applied across the United States in its original form without amendments.
Non-patented inventions that have been in public use for over a year can still be
patented.
A mutual will cannot be unilaterally revoked after one of the parties has died.
The E-SIGN Act is a not a federal statute and state legislatures are required to adopt it
in order for it to become a state law.
Reserved powers are delegated to the judiciary by the president of the United States.
Trade secrets do not qualify for copyright protection.
Under the Treaty Clause, both the federal government and state governments can enter
into treaties with foreign nations.