The Continued Challenge Posed by Abstract Patents
What is the state of the patent system? In 2009, scholars framed the question as whether it was failing. In 2011, the question was whether it was in crisis. Now, Wired Magazine’s “Patent Fix” series...
View ArticleGoogle Retaliates Against BT Patent Suits in US, UK
In a fresh salvo in the ongoing patent wars, Google launched infringement actions against British Telecom (BT) in California and the United Kingdom (UK) on Wednesday. The suits appear to be in...
View ArticleJudge Rader misses the point
At IPWatchdog Gene Quinn covers a speech by Federal Circuit Chief Judge Rader at the Association of University Technology Managers in San Antonio. According to the post, the Chief Judge said...
View ArticleObservations on Crossing the RAND Rubicon
Last week a federal court crossed into uncharted territory, for the first time calculating the proper reasonable and non-discriminatory (RAND) royalty on a standard-essential patent (SEP). [PDF here,...
View ArticleSchumer Proposes Expansion of Covered Business Method Program
Today Senator Schumer announced a proposal to expand the “covered business method” program instituted at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by the 2011 America Invents Act (AIA). That initiative,...
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