by jmacpher | Oct 23, 2011 | Quick Links
Last week, following the denial of its petition for a panel rehearing, the ACLU announced that it will seek to bring the much-debated Myriad Genetics case before the Supreme Court. Among other things, the case involves the patentability of isolated DNA – pieces of...
by anickow | Oct 12, 2011 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology |
My first semester of law school, our torts professor explained to the class that we were training for a career in which we would essentially become nothing more than very expensive transaction costs. I’m pretty sure her intention with this comment was to cut short a...
by bfin | Oct 7, 2011 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology |
According to Bloomberg Businessweek, Borders has gained final court approval for its $13.9 million intellectual property sale to former competitor Barnes & Noble. Borders was once the second-largest bookstore chain after Barnes & Noble. So after being the...
by fqin | Aug 7, 2011 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations, Technology |
The America Invents Act of 2011 was approved by the House Judiciary Committee on April 14th, 2011 by a vote of 32-3, after being passed by the Senate in March. This act proposes some of the most significant changes for patent since at least 50 years. One of the most...
by mjhealy | Jan 18, 2011 | Commentary
The recent UMG v. Augusto decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals provided consumer copyright advocates with plenty of reasons to celebrate. But before popping the last bottle of champagne, it would be prudent to wait and see the extent to which, if at all, the...