Today at the Supreme Court | 1.16.08

At 10 a.m., the Court is scheduled to hear argument in Quanta v. LG Electronics (06-937), asking whether LG’s patents rights were exhausted by a license agreement with Intel, who subsequently sold the licensed product to Quanta. Maureen Mahoney of Washington, D.C., and Thomas Hungar of the Solicitor General’s office will argue for the petitioner, and Carter Phillips of Washington, D.C., will argue for the respondent.

At 11 a.m., the Court is scheduled to hear argument in MeadWestvaco v. Ill. Dept. of Revenue (06-1413), asking whether an Illinois court’s standard for determining whether the state may tax the sale of a business by a non-domiciliary violates Court precedent and the Due Process and Commerce Clauses. Beth Brinkmann of Washington, D.C., will argue for the petitioner, and Brian Barov of the Illinois Attorney General’s office will argue for the respondent.