Expanded lawsuit claims “millions of devices” (PDAs, cellphones) infringe
According to this story over at PocketLink, Typhoon Touch Technologies has “‘significantly expanded’ its patent infringement suit begun in December 2007 against Dell by adding Apple, Fujitsu, Toshiba,...
View ArticleThe post-Bilski era begins
The In re Bilski (545 F.3d 943 [Fed. Cir. 2008]; here’s a PDF of the decision) court decision placed significant new limits on so-called “process” or “business method” patents, which possible...
View ArticleIn re Bilski appealed to the Supreme Court
The US Federal Court of Appeals ruling upholding the lower court decision for In re Bilski has now been appealed to the US Supreme Court: Not since 1981 has the Supreme Court undertaken to spell out...
View ArticleIn re Bilski goes to the Supreme Court
Just got word today that the US Supreme Court has granted certiorari to the In re Bilski matter regarding business software and process patents. Given the potential implications for new and existing...
View ArticleUS District Court Judge Throws Out Software Patent, Citing Bilski
US District Court Judge Andrew Gilford (Central District of California) granted a summary judgment motion (PDF, 47KB) in DealerTrack v. Huber et al., finding DealerTrack’s patent (US 7,181,427) — for...
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