Submission + - USPS Steals Patent from Alabama Businessman - Supreme Court to Review (washingtonpost.com)
bluekloud writes: The US Supreme Court is set to review a case against the US Postal Service. The USPS used eminent domain to bypass a valid US patent on technology to improve the handling a returned postal mail. The USPS is claiming to be a "person" under US Law, that allows them to take specific actions to invalidate the patent.