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Bilski Arguments

As I reported yesterday, the Supreme Court has issued its ruling in the Bilski v. Kappos patent law case. While both sides in the case made their arguments before the Court back in November 2009, my posts on the Bilski case have provoked arguments a little closer to home. A friend, and former boss, of mine (let’s [...]

USPTO Issues Statement in Response to Supreme Court Ruling in Bilski v. Kappos

From the USPTO website last night:
The USPTO issued the following statement in reaction to today’s Supreme Court ruling in Bilski v. Kappos:
“The Supreme Court today affirmed the USPTO’s decision that Mr. Bilski’s invention was not patentable subject matter as his claims were drawn to an abstract idea.  Significantly, the Court ruled that the “machine or [...]

SCOTUS Issues Opinion in Bilski v. Kappos

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Well, that’s all she wrote, folks! This morning the Supreme Court issued its decision in Bilski v. Kappos.  Bilski is the patent law case that asked whether business methods should be considered patentable subject matter. (You can get a quick background on the case here or learn more about business methods and patentable subject matter here.)
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Still no Bilski Decision Patent Attorneys Depressed

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The Supreme Court just wrapped up another session of releasing opinions (you can get caught up over on SCOTUSblog) and still no decision on Bilski v. Kappos.  Of the four decisions remaining, Chief Justice Roberts noted that they will all be released on Monday. Patent Attorneys will release a collective sigh of relief [...]

“Mr. Bilski Goes to Washington” on IP Watchdog

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The patent world waits for the Supreme Court’s decision in Bilski v. Kappos with bated breath, while the rest of the world wonders, “What’s a Bilski, anyway?” If you need a primer on the Bilski case, and a little background on why it is so important to the patent world, click on over [...]

Bilski Moves up to SCOTUS

From ABAJournal High Court to Hear Bilski Case Restricting Business Methods Patents http://tinyurl.com/ln8a59

Product-by-Process Patent Claims

From JDSupra: Federal Circuit Adopts Narrowing, Bright-Line Rule for Product-by-Process Patent Claims http://tinyurl.com/lmnwes

Top 25 Patent Blogs

Gene Quinn over at IP Watchdog is conducting a survey to get “the people’s choice” for the 25 best Patent Blogs. Go check it out here: http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/05/27/vote-for-the-top-patent-blogs/id=3780/  There are quite a few that I didn’t know about… I’ll have to add them to my reader!

Patent Blogs

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As you consider the value of patenting your invention, take a look at some of these patent related blogs, they’re great resources:

Patently-O
IP Watchdog
Patent Baristas
Peter Zura’s 271 Patent Blog

Patent Law Round-UP

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As in all areas of Law, Patent Law evolves over time and is molded by cases decided in the Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit Courts.  According to “Patent Law and Practice, Sixth Edition” by Herbert F. Schwartz and Robert J. Goldman, here are the major cases currently impacting patent law:

In re Bilski [...]