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US District Court Judge Throws Out Software Patent, Citing Bilski

July 9, 2009 0 Comments
US District Court Judge Throws Out Software Patent, Citing <i>Bilski</i>

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 an automated credit application processing system — invalid due to the recent In re Bilski court decision that requires a patent to either involve “transformation” […]

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In re Bilski goes to the Supreme Court

June 1, 2009 1 Comment
<i>In re Bilski</i> 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 patents, it should be interesting to see how the Supremes rule on this one.  ..bruce..

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In re Bilski appealed to the Supreme Court

January 29, 2009 0 Comments
<i>In re Bilski</i> 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 the kinds of inventions that are eligible for patent rights — the exclusive rights to produce or use an invented […]

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The post-Bilski era begins

December 19, 2008 3 Comments
The 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 implications for many software patents. Well, I just received an e-mail from Joel Miller of the ABA Intellectual Property Law Committee (of which I’m […]

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Expanded lawsuit claims “millions of devices” (PDAs, cellphones) infringe

June 24, 2008 0 Comments
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, Lenovo, Panasonic, HTC, Palm, Samsung, Nokia and LG” — in other words, just about every firm that manufactures a “portable computer with touch screen and computer system […]

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