Bilski: Business Method Patent Invalid
Today the Supreme Court handed down its long awaited opinion in Bilski v. Kappos.
The opinion, authored by Justce Kennedy, affirms the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, which held that the patent on hedging investments was invalid.
We discussed this way back in November on podcast episode 25. We’ll be doing more detailed analysis over the next few days.
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Posted in: Links on June 28, 2010
Episode 41: Google Sandwich
Summary Judgment Motions in Viacom v. YouTube, Amazon 1-Click Patent, and Rescuecom v. Google comes to an end.
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Summary Judgment Motions in Viacom v. YouTube
Court orders (relatively) quick unsealing of summary judgment papers in Viacom v. YouTube suit
YouTube: Keep summary judgment papers sealed for months; Viacom: ‘the time has come for transparency and public access’
Get ready for the Viacom v. YouTube summary judgment briefs
Amazon 1-Click Patent Survives Reexam
Amazon One-Click Patent Slides Through Reexamination
Controversial Amazon 1-Click patent survives review
Amazon’s 1-Click Patent Validated After Four-Year Re-Examination
Rescuecom v. Google Ends
Rescuecom Declares Victory… In Dropping Its Lawsuit Against Google
Rescuecom v. Google, Search Terms and Trademark Infringement
Federal Circuit Moves Patent Case Out of Texas
Following up on our discussion about bringing patent suits in the Eastern District (E.D.) of Texas on Podcast 27, the Federal Circuit (the Federal Appeals court that hears all patent cases) issued a ruling today ordering the E.D. Texas to move a case filed there to the Eastern District of North Carolina.
The court’s reasoning was that there was virtually no connection between the suit and the E.D. Texas, and that the E.D. of North Carolina was “clearly more convenient.” This is in line with a growing number of cases that are not looking favorably on the practice of what’s called forum shopping, or bringing your law suit in the place that’s most favorable to your side, but not best for getting witnesses, or administering justice. It’s also another example of the courts stepping in to fix a problem where Congress has failed to act (with regard to the patent reform act, we mentioned in the podcast).
Episode 27: Groundbreaking Website
Apple files a patent suit, Motorola and Blackberry sued for patent infringement, and database abuse.
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Apple Sues for Patent Infringement
Apple Files Patent Infringement Suit Over ‘Knock-Off’ Power Adapters
Apple Sues To Stop Power Adapter Knock Offs
Motorola and Blackberry Sued for Patent Infringement
Motorola, Research in Motion sued over voicemail
Klausner Technologies
Database Abuse
Episode 25: Where’s My IHOP
Bilski, International Copyright Treaty, and Using Facebook as an Alibi
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Bilski Arguments
Transcript
Analysis of Oral Argument
ACTA Internet Provisions
The ACTA Internet Provisions – DMCA Goes Worldwide
Facebook Alibi
His Facebook Status Now? ‘Charges Dropped’
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Posted in: Podcast on November 16, 2009
Apple to Defend Nokia Lawsuit “Vigorously”
Recently, Nokia filed a patent infringement suit against Apple, alleging that the iPhone infringes on Nokia patents.
In a recent SEC filing, Apple summarized the lawsuit, and promised that, “The Company intends to defend the case vigorously.”
What does that really mean? Sadly, little. It’s a public filing, and, as such, the company pretty much has to say that they will put on a vigorous defense. That being said, unless the case is a slam dunk against Apple, and that the patents are clearly valid, I think we can expect Apple to not given in easily.
