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IP News from the Supreme Court – December 2013

IP News from the Supreme Court – December 2013

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When the US Supreme Court elects to weigh in on matters of intellectual property, the legal landscape awaits their every word with bated breath.  Two matters of the kind are currently before the Supreme Court: divided patent infringement liability and patentability of software.  The adventure is just beginning.             Divided Patent Infringement Liability: The Supreme Read more about IP News from the Supreme Court – December 2013[…]

Software Patenting: Another Setback

Software Patenting: Another Setback

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Intellectual property law forbids the patenting of abstract ideas.  After all, imagine if someone had patented the immutable laws of physics – that person could have an infringement case against everyone under the sun.  But, is a software-based invention inherently too abstract an idea to be patented?  Software programmers who want to file patents hope Read more about Software Patenting: Another Setback[…]