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May 22, 2013
The US Supreme Court agreed on Monday to accept a patent dispute between Boston Scientific and medical devices manufacturer Medtronic
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May 20, 2013
The Federal Circuit has upheld a lower court’s decision to invalidate three patents belonging to telecoms equipment provider Alcatel Lucent, covering basic e-commerce functions used by almost every shopping site
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May 17, 2013
The USPTO is considering whether to issue further guidelines on patenting software and business method patents following Friday’s Federal Circuit ruling on CLS v Alice and says it has identified three key themes from the opinions
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May 16, 2013
In the wake of Friday’s narrow decision on CLS v Alice, lawyers are advising patent applicants to adjust their strategies for protecting software innovations. Alli Pyrah reports
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May 14, 2013
In a short and unanimous opinion in Bowman v Monsanto, the US Supreme Court has upheld the Federal Circuit’s ruling that an Indiana farmer may not reproduce patented seeds without the patent holder’s permission
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May 13, 2013
The validity of hundreds of thousands of business method patents is uncertain after the Federal Circuit narrowly upheld the district court’s decision in CLS v Alice that four patents are invalid under Section 101
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April 30, 2013
A US judge has issued a ruling on royalties in a dispute between Motorola and Microsoft, in the first decision on FRAND rates for standard-essential patents
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April 18, 2013
Monday’s Supreme Court hearing in the Myriad case pitched supporters and opponents of gene patents against each other. But some commentators believe a compromise position proposed by the Solicitor General may appeal to the justices
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April 17, 2013
As concerns mount in US Congress over frivolous patent litigation, the International Trade Commission (ITC) is drawing scrutiny for policies that critics say invite abuse by patent trolls
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April 16, 2013
In a landmark case with sweeping repercussions for medical research that's being closely watched around the globe, the US Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments on the patent eligibility of human genes
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April 03, 2013
In an interview conducted during last month’s US Patent Forum, former chief judge of the Federal Circuit Paul Michel talked about Congress, the Supreme Court and patent reform
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March 28, 2013
Supreme Court justices seemed divided on Monday over the legality of pharmaceutical companies paying generic rivals to keep cheaper alternatives to brand name drugs off the market.
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March 12, 2013
Richard Taranto has been confirmed by the US Senate as the newest member of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
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March 04, 2013
A district court judge has suggested that the $1 billion damages Samsung owes Apple for infringing Smartphone patents should be reduced by $450 million
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March 01, 2013
This week, US politicians reintroduced a bill that would force patent trolls who sue and lose to cover defendants’ legal costs. Would such a loser pays system reduce frivolous litigation, or is it treating the symptoms of the problem rather than the cause? Alli Pyrah reports
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February 25, 2013
As of February 22, there have been 142 petitions for inter partes review (IPR) and 15 petitions for post grant review of covered business methods (CBM) filed at the USPTO – but how are they being decided? And what effect have they had on litigation? Eileen McDermott investigates
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February 22, 2013
Acacia Research (ACTG) reported record revenues this week of $250.7 million , up from $184.7 million the previous year
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February 22, 2013
Microsoft has struck its eighteenth licensing agreement with an Android device maker - this time with Nikon for cameras running the Android platform
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February 21, 2013
IP attorneys were relieved on Tuesday by the US Supreme Court’s seemingly pro-patent reception of oral arguments in Bowman v Monsanto
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February 21, 2013
The Supreme Court has held that a malpractice case involving an underlying patent claim is not exclusively the jurisdiction of the federal courts
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February 19, 2013
Managing IP lists the IP-related hearings, meetings and decisions taking place this week
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February 12, 2013
A patent holding company representing the heirs of a dead Dutch programmer is suing Facebook over its “like” button and other features
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February 12, 2013
The shortlisted firms for Managing IP's 2013 North America Awards have been announced. The awards ceremony will take place in Washington, DC on March 19
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February 08, 2013
The Federal Circuit will consider questions which may redefine the law on US business method patents as it begins its en banc rehearing of CLS Bank v Alice today
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February 06, 2013
Blockbuster cases in the US as well as major shake ups in Latin America mean significant changes in the Americas rankings in this year’s Managing IP patents survey
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February 06, 2013
David Kappos, who left his job as director of the USPTO last Friday, has joined Cravath Swaine & Moore’s New York office as a partner in the firm's corporate practice
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February 01, 2013
The USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board has given its first ruling in the new CBM review procedure. Managing IP explains how the process works
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February 01, 2013
Chinese telecoms firm Huawei is set to complain to the US antitrust watchdog the FTC about InterDigital’s patent practices
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January 30, 2013
Judge Lucy Koh has upheld Apple's $1 billion jury verdict against Samsung, but spared Samsung treble damages for wilful infringement
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January 30, 2013
In one of his final interviews before leaving office as USPTO Director, David Kappos identified “software and software patenting” as the biggest challenge for his successor.
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January 30, 2013
Some of the uncertainty surrounding business method patents in the US may be clarified by a rehearing of CLS v Alice next month and a recent ruling concerning post-grant review procedures, reports Alli Pyrah
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January 25, 2013
The ACLU and PubPat have filed their brief urging the Supreme Court to reverse the Federal Circuit’s decision upholding Myriad Genetics' gene patents
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January 23, 2013
AIPLA President Jeff Lewis reflects on the holiday season and outlines his busy travel schedule over the next month
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January 23, 2013
The US government has sided with Monsanto in a Supreme Court case set to clarify the rules on patent exhaustion