Appellate Court Invalidates “Abstract” Patent On Computer-Implemented Method
In an opinion released August 16, 2011, a three judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held Patent No. 6,029,154 invalid under 35 U.S.C. 101. The case, CyberSource v. Retail Decisions, involved a patented method of detecting fraudulent credit card transactions that take place over the Internet. Specifically, the panel broadly … Continue reading
Inventor of E-Book Technology Sues Amazon
Earlier this week, inventor Michael Weiner accused Amazon.com of infringing two patents claimed to be related to the company’s e-reader products. After filing an extremely detailed complaint (embedded below), Weiner, through his company Technology Innovations, LLC accuses Amazon’s Kindle of infringing multiple claims of US Patent 5,517,407 and US Patent 7,429,965. In particular, Weiner’s court … Continue reading
Facebook’s Patent Trial Victory Tested On Appeal
Facebook defeated Leader Technologies back in July 2010 when a jury ruled–despite agreeing that Facebook infringed Leader’s patent–that the inventor’s nevertheless offered the invention for sale more than a year before applying for its patent. From Leader’s press release: At trial, Facebook was judged to be “literally infringing” Leader’s U.S. Patent No. 7,139,761 on 11 … Continue reading
Act Quickly To Use Patent Office’s New Pay-To-Play Fast Track
On Monday, April 4, 2011 the USPTO published its Final Rules governing the new $4000 “pay-to-play” accelerated examination plan. For the first fiscal year, the patent office will only accept the first 10,000 applications, but will revisit the limit for future years. Payment of an additional $4,000 fee will guarantee “final disposition” within 12 months, … Continue reading
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