by felleman | Dec 6, 2012 | Cases, Legal/Tech News, Technology
Since the establishment of the Federal Circuit three decades ago, the Supreme Court has tended to distance itself from the development of patent law. As the Federal Circuit holds exclusive jurisdictions over appeals arising from disputes involving patents, circuit...
by jerushab | Oct 25, 2012 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News
On September 24, the FTC filed six federal cases against companies, mostly based in India, that have allegedly been scamming consumers by posing as computer tech support. The FTC describes the move as a “major international crackdown” against tech support scams. The...
by fflima | Oct 17, 2012 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations, Technology
On October 15, Japanese tech titan SoftBank announced that it will acquire 70% of Sprint Nextel. The $20.1 billion deal will allow Sprint to compete with the two largest American wireless companies, Verizon and AT&T, by providing Sprint with $8 billion in new...
by dazwick | Oct 11, 2012 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations
On October 5th, Facebook moved to dismiss allegations that it tracked users’ online activity after they logged out of the social network, because the users failed to show how they were harmed. This allegation of secretive-tracking-post-logout is the central claim of...
by anickow | Oct 11, 2012 | Legal/Tech News
USPTO director David Kappos is getting things done. He’s opening satellite USPTO offices, helping American University law students patent sex, and now, supporting crowdsourcing prior art searches for patent applications. Crowdsourcing is a method of tapping into the...
by kuvelker | Oct 1, 2012 | Legal/Tech News, Quick Links
Apple and Google both received press for their new map applications this month. Map technology has certainly come a long way from paper maps. Among other benefits, web maps are an important tool for attorneys. Criminal prosecutors use interactive maps to analyze key...
