by Liam O'Sullivan | Sep 18, 2014 | Commentary |
On June 12, 2014, the CEO of Tesla Motors (Tesla), Elon Musk, posted an external memo entitled “All Our Patent Are Belong To You.” In short, the memo details why Tesla is opening up its patent portfolio to the market. The primary reason given for this drastic move...
by Lindsey Crump | Sep 15, 2014 | Commentary |
Google has been a target of antitrust allegations for nearly as long as it has existed. In recent years, agencies domestic and abroad have accused the tech giant of “search bias.” The charge of search bias—levied against Google by competitors and watchdogs—asserts...
by jwherr | Jul 13, 2014 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology |
In Markman, the Supreme Court declared that determining the meaning of patent claims, i.e. “claim construction,” is a question to be decided by the court; the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial does not apply. Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc., 517 U.S. 370,...
by keithlim | May 2, 2014 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News |
On April 30, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear opening arguments [1] for a landmark case found in patent law casebooks, Akamai Technologies, Inc. v. Limelight Networks, Inc., whereby the Federal Circuit, sitting en banc, held in a 6-5 ruling that...
by jwherr | Apr 26, 2014 | Commentary |
Last month, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Alice Corporation v. CLS Bank. Many hope the Court’s decision in this case will help clarify the patent eligibly standard for process claims – particularly those process claims that are computer implemented and/or...
by bhavnag | Apr 22, 2014 | Commentary |
While the idea of virtual reality technology has been around for decades, it has yet to make any substantial progress. The roots for virtual reality reach back to the late 1950s when the idea emerged to use computers as tools for digital display rather than just fancy...
