In re Bilski in the Supreme Court – A First Quick Glance
On June 28, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in the biggest patent case in recent years, Bilski v Kappos. (See https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/09pdf/08-964.pdf). The case related...
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently published a patent application by Zynga Game Networks, Inc. See www.zynga.com which seeks to patent virtual money generated and exchanged by...
View ArticleComputer Program License Not a First Sale Under the Copyright Act
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Vernor v. Autodesk Inc., Case No. No. 09-35969 (9th Cir. Sept. 10, 2010)(available here) held that when purchaser Vernor (a reseller of used software) obtained...
View ArticleComputer Software Not Tangible Goods Under Federal Theft Statutes
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the conviction of Sergey Aleynikov, a computer programmer who stole Goldman Sachs’ extremely valuable and proprietary in-house high-frequency trading...
View ArticleLENS Website Software Is Only A Channel Of Trade For Online Retail Services...
Lens.com appealed to the Federal Circuit Court as Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) oreder, which granted 1-800 Contacts, Inc.’s motion for summary judgment and ordered the cancellation of...
View ArticlePatent Office Appeal Board Finds Financial Computer Process Patent Not...
Petitioner sought to invalidate patentee’s financial patent on a modified ATM machine arguing that the patent covered ineligible patent subject matter under Section 101 of the Patent Act but since...
View ArticleFactual Disputes Cloud Early Dismissal of Software Patent – Ineligible...
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the “Federal Circuit”) denied rehearing en banc Aatrix Software Inc. v. Green Shades Software Inc., Case No. 2017-1452 (Fed. Cir. May 31, 2018)(reh. en...
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