by naomita | Dec 31, 2009 | Cases, Commentary
On May 12, 2009, the ACLU and the Public Patent Foundation filed a lawsuit on behalf of four scientific organizations – the Association for Medical Pathology, the American College of Medical Genetics, the American Society for Clinical Pathology and the College...
by ghans | Nov 7, 2009 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News
One of the most prominent copyright/fair use cases over the last year has been artist Shepard Fairey’s dispute with the Associated Press (AP) over his famous poster of now-President Obama during the 2008 Presidential Campaign. The poster, which featured a...
by Joshua Ney | Sep 14, 2009 | Cases, Commentary
In Diamond v. Diehr, the Supreme Court held that a process claim is not patent-eligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101 if the claim preempts a “fundamental principle,” such as a law of nature, a natural phenomenon, or an abstract idea. On the other hand, a claim is...
by Ashley Tan | Sep 4, 2009 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News
The New York Times reported today that Amazon has changed its mind yet again about deleting Kindle copies of Orwell works, due to it lacking the rights to them. Amazon is now offering affected customers a free upload of a different, legally authorized...
by Travis Rimando | Aug 7, 2009 | Cases |
The lawsuit between rock artist Jackson Browne and Senator John McCain and the Republican Party was recently settled, and ordered dismissed on August 4, 2009, almost a year after the suit was filed by Browne. Browne filed a lawsuit against McCain, the Republican...
by Travis Rimando | Aug 7, 2009 | Cases
Twitter has been the subject of controversy as of late, primarily regarding the content of “tweets,” Twitter’s user-sent messages. Some of this controversy has turned into legal action. While the highest-profile controversies involve celebrities,...
