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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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Virtual Money for Online Game – Business Method or Computer Program Patent?

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...

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Computer 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...

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Computer 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...

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LENS 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...

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Patent 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...

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Factual 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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