Over the past five years, the intellectual property market has undergone significant transformation. A myriad of legal, business, and political changes witnessed by all of us have presented both new challenges and opportunities. In my new position as Managing Director of Transactions for Ocean Tomo, I find myself surrounded by colleagues each with a cutting […]
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Federal Circuit Panel’s Diverge on Abstractness of Business Method Claims
Recent Federal Circuit Court rulings indicate inconsistencies surrounding “abstract ideas” and the resulting patent-eligibility of business methods and software. In CLS Bank Int’l v Alice Corp. (No. 2011-1301, Fed. Cir. July 9, 2012), the Federal Circuit passed judgment on the eligibility of claims directed to a computerized trading platform for exchanging credit and debit obligations […]
United States International Trade Commission – Section 337 Patent Investigations
Effective November 15, 2011, the United States International Trade Commission rules for Section 337 patent investigations have been amended to require that with the filing of complaint, the complainant file a separate statement of public interest. This statement must address how the requested relief (typically an exclusion order) could “affect the public health and welfare […]