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 »
A new Supreme Court decision will cut down the number of computer-related patents, but will not, as some had hoped, eliminate software patents altogether. Read more »
Microsoft and its allies delivered a big blow to a plan to fix the software patent mess. Here’s an account of what happened and why forces in the Senate could still… Read more »
As the problem of patent trolling grows, calls for reform are coming from all quarters — including from a famous economist who proposes major changes to the system. Read more »
The United States Patent Office will open a branch in San Jose this year as part of its effort to provide better quality patents for regional economies. The office’s first leader… Read more »
I don’t agree with it — very small things I don’t really call that innovative. Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak, doesn’t care for the Apple(s aapl) v. Samsung patent case, saying “I… Read more »
A US judge yesterday threw aside a much-anticipated trial between Apple and Google-owned Motorola Mobility over smartphone patents. The decision and a blog comment by the same judge could prove to… Read more »
Legal scholars are always searching for ways to improve the patent system, sometimes via sweeping changes, but big data — especially techniques such as machine learning and natural-language processing — could… Read more »
Software patent opponents tried to pull the direct democracy lever at the White House but struck out earlier this week. Now they are reassem… Read more »