Preliminary Examination Guidelines for Determining Subject Matter Eligibility
Posted on Jul 1, 2014 in Blog
Last month, we blogged about the recent Supreme Court decision in Alice Corp. Pty Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int’l, U.S., No. 13-298, 6/19/14. In view of that decision, on June 25, 2014 the PTO issued preliminary instructions for use when determining subject matter eligibility of claims involving abstract ideas (e.g., computer-implemented abstract ideas) under 35 U.S.C. 101.
Read MoreCRBCP Wins Motion to Transfer to NJ
Posted on Jun 27, 2014 in News
Congratulations to Robert Silver on the successful motion to transfer the case of Roxane v. InvaGen from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio to the U.S. District Court of New Jersey.
Read MoreBMI Awarded $35K Plus Counsel Fees for Copyright Infringement
Posted on Jun 27, 2014 in News
Congratulations to Stanley Cohen on this week’s victories in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of our client BMI, a leader in music rights management. We received notification yesterday that Judge Michael M. Baylson awarded BMI $7,000 per count of copyright infringement, for a total of $35,000, which is precisely what Stan requested in his motions, plus 100% of the requested counsel fees.
Read MoreThe Washington Redskins May Have Lost the Battle …
Posted on Jun 25, 2014 in Blog
On June 19, 2014, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (PTO TTAB) canceled six trademark registrations owned by the Washington NFL club, ruling that the term “Redskins” was disparaging to a substantial composite of American Indians when the marks were granted between 1967 and 1990.
Read MoreSupreme Court Confirms That Tranforming Abstract Idea into a Patent-Eligible Invention Requires More Than Mere Recitation in Claims of Generic Computer
Posted on Jun 24, 2014 in Blog
On June 19, 2014 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the claims in several patents for software to facilitate the exchange of financial obligations between two parties using a computer system as a third-party intermediary are invalid as claiming patent-ineligible subject matter under 35 U. S. C. §101.
Read MoreSupreme Court Changes Standard for Patent Indefiniteness under 35 USC 112 ¶2
Posted on Jun 2, 2014 in Blog
On June 2, 2014, the US Supreme Court rejected as imprecise the Federal Circuit’s existing standard for patent claims indefiniteness under 35 USC 112 ¶2.
Read MoreSupreme Court Requires Single Party to Perform all Steps for Inducement of Infringement
Posted on Jun 2, 2014 in Blog
On June 2, 2014, the US Supreme Court ruled that there can be no liability for inducement of infringement under 35 USC 271(b) unless a single actor performs all steps of a method claim. In doing so, the Court reversed a 2012 en banc ruling by the Federal Circuit that allowed a finding of induced infringement even if no one is liable as a direct infringer where one party performs some of the steps and directs another to perform the remaining steps.
Read MoreCRBCP at 2014 Philadelphia Bar Association Charity Run
Posted on May 22, 2014 in Events
The 35th Philadelphia Bar Association 5K Charity Run to benefit the Support Center for Child Advocates took place on Sunday, May 18, 2014 at Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park.
Read MoreCRBCP at the PA BIO Spring Social
Posted on May 20, 2014 in Events
Joe Murphy and Scott Slomowitz will be at the CRBCP Exhibition Booth at the PA BIO Spring Social at the Crowne Plaza Valley Forge in King of Prussia, PA on June 5, 2014.
Read MoreDeath of the Software Patent? It Doesn’t Have to Be
Posted on May 7, 2014 in Articles
The eligibility of software for patent protection is in the spotlight once again, but this time it is the U.S. Supreme Court that might be making the decision. Oral argument has already taken place in Alice v. CLS Bank, No. 13-298. Although the Supreme Court will not render its decision for several months, the case has already attracted significant attention.
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