Reuters said that the justices of the US Supreme Court are split on whether they should broaden the current patent laws in the country to protect companies from patent trolls.
The US Supreme Court's rejection of hearing the state of Delaware's revival of its private arbitration cases program upheld an earlier federal court ruling, which said that the proceedings under the program should have public access, Reuters said.
A court majority in the US Supreme Court ruled that the employee whistleblower protection could now be accorded to company employees of subcontractors investment advisory firms, law and accounting firms.