It doesn't matter who the plaintiff is. As long as the defendent is the government (and the concept works for most governments, US or not; since sovereign immunity is based on the idea that "the king can do no wrong," hence the sovereign is immune to suit), sovereign immunity kicks in and the suit is at an end.
That said, the US government has waived immunity in plenty of categories of suit, but I doubt the PTO and granting of IP rights is one of them.
Now, a foreign government could sue another foriegn government in some abritration body (WTO, etc.) where the defendent government has waived a portion of their immunity, but if this was possible (based on the treaties signed and what the arbitration panel has jurisdiction over) it would have happened long ago.
Remember, due to the concept of sovereign immunity you can't sue the government unless they say you can.
(Unless, you sue for injunctive relief claiming that the action is unConsitutional, and, after Eldred, I won't hold your breath there.)
Because this is Slashdot, and we'll all just scream about stuff without caring about the definitions...
A quick Google of the Alaska Statutes
AS 11.41.120. Manslaughter.
A person commits the crime of manslaughter if the person
intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes the death of another person under circumstances not amounting to murder in the first or second degree; or
intentionally aids another person to commit suicide.
Manslaughter is a class A felony.
AS 11.41.110. Murder in the Second Degree.
A person commits the crime of murder in the second degree if
with intent to cause serious physical injury to another person or knowing that the conduct is substantially certain to cause death or serious physical injury to another person, the person causes the death of any person;
the person knowingly engages in conduct that results in the death of another person under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to the value of human life;
under circumstances not amounting to murder in the first degree under AS 11.41.100 (a)(3), while acting either alone or with one or more persons, the person commits or attempts to commit arson in the first degree, kidnapping, sexual assault in the first degree, sexual assault in the second degree, sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree, sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree, burglary in the first degree, escape in the first or second degree, robbery in any degree, or misconduct involving a controlled substance under AS 11.71.010 (a), 11.71.020(a), 11.71.030(a)(1) or (2), or 11.71.040(a)(1) or (2) and, in the course of or in furtherance of that crime or in immediate flight from that crime, any person causes the death of a person other than one of the participants;
acting with a criminal street gang, the person commits or attempts to commit a crime that is a felony and, in the course of or in furtherance of that crime or in immediate flight from that crime, any person causes the death of a person other than one of the participants; or
the person with criminal negligence causes the death of a child under the age of 16, and the person has been previously convicted of a crime involving a child under the age of 16 that was
a felony violation of AS 11.41;
in violation of a law or ordinance in another jurisdiction with elements similar to a felony under AS 11.41; or
an attempt, a solicitation, or a conspiracy to commit a crime listed in (A) or (B) of this paragraph.
Murder in the second degree is an unclassified felony and is punishable as provided in AS 12.55.
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It doesn't matter who the plaintiff is. As long as the defendent is the government (and the concept works for most governments, US or not; since sovereign immunity is based on the idea that "the king can do no wrong," hence the sovereign is immune to suit), sovereign immunity kicks in and the suit is at an end.
That said, the US government has waived immunity in plenty of categories of suit, but I doubt the PTO and granting of IP rights is one of them.
Now, a foreign government could sue another foriegn government in some abritration body (WTO, etc.) where the defendent government has waived a portion of their immunity, but if this was possible (based on the treaties signed and what the arbitration panel has jurisdiction over) it would have happened long ago.
Remember, due to the concept of sovereign immunity you can't sue the government unless they say you can.
(Unless, you sue for injunctive relief claiming that the action is unConsitutional, and, after Eldred, I won't hold your breath there.)
A quick Google of the Alaska Statutes
AS 11.41.120. Manslaughter.
AS 11.41.110. Murder in the Second Degree.
Murder in the second degree is an unclassified felony and is punishable as provided in AS 12.55.