The Supreme Court issued a ruling Tuesday that will have a significant impact on the patent system by limiting the ability of the Federal Circuit, a specialized court that hears patent appeals, to… Read more »
A company called Ultramercial has for years claimed that a monopoly over an “invention” for showing pre-roll ads on the internet, and sued the likes of Hulu and YouTube for royalty… Read more »
Can companies like Oracle exert copyright over basic software instructions? A new petition from leading computer scientists makes it more likely the Supreme Court will hear an appeal of a decision… Read more »
Unless the Supreme Court steps in, companies like Oracle are set to own small pieces of code that are the basic building blocks used by developers in all sorts of technology… Read more »
Patent reform failed in Congress this year but a spec of hope has arrived in the form of a spate of court decisions in which courts are deciding that so-called inventions… Read more »
The appeals court responsible for America’s troubled patent system already has a poor reputation. News that its top judge is endorsing lawyers won’t improve that. The controversy suggests it’s time to… Read more »
Opponents of software patents suffered a setback as the Federal Circuit today said a patent for displaying content before a video should not be considered an abstract idea. Read more »
Last years’ gigantic court fight between Apple and Samsung continues to have ripples in the court and the press. This week, an appeals court agreed to let the New York Times… Read more »
A judge added more grist to the ongoing controversy over the state of America’s patent system. The judge — who sits on the country’s top patent court — complained about the… Read more »