Patent Law 
Patenting non-tech ideas may soon get harder – Politico.com
some patent experts predicted the ruling could affect technology patents if algorithms and other programming language were determined to be a law of nature. In its brief in support of WildTangent, Google and Verizon argued that the federal …
Pronova Defeats Teva, Par In Lovaza Patent Suit – site.law360.com
Law360, Los Angeles (May 29, 2012, 10:06 PM ET) — A Delaware federal judge ruled Tuesday that Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and Par Pharmaceutical Inc. infringed two Pronova Biopharma Norge AS patents when they filed applications to sell a generic … Continue reading
Gamers angry today about a Sony patent from 2006 – IT World
With patent law as broken as it is (the original 2006 patent seems hopelessly vague to me; read the description section), companies patent all kinds of crazy things and never act on those patents. I’m all for raising a hue … Continue reading
Oracle’s Patent ‘Disaster’: Beginning of a Bright New Era? – Linux Insider
“Patents pose different issues than copyrights … the questions of whether software like Wine is permissible under copyright law, etc.” Finally, “the question of fair use is not off the table, given that both sides have been urged to brief … Continue reading
With Motorola in Google’s Hands, Microsoft Eyes Possibility of Patent Deal – All Things Digital
Microsoft said it was heartened by some of the language used by the administrative law judge in the case. There a judge ruled that Microsoft did infringe on four of five patents, but also scolded Motorola for some of its … Continue reading
Mylan, Sunovion Reach Terms In Xopenex Patent Fight – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (May 29, 2012, 5:50 PM ET) — Mylan Inc. said Tuesday it had settled a patent fight with Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. over the asthma drug Xopenex, in a deal that will allow Mylan to continue selling its … Continue reading
Robert J. Webster, patent lawyer – Washington Post
Robert J. Webster, 71, a patent lawyer who retired this year from the intellectual property law firm Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch in Falls Church, died May 20 at his home in Alexandria. He had pancreatic cancer. The death was … Continue reading
United States: Federal Circuit Ruling Clarifies Recapture Rule For Reissue Claims Of Intermediate Scope – Mondaq
On May 8, the Federal Circuit in In re Youman, No. 2011-1136, 2012 WL 1598089, clarified years of recapture law by vacating a decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences that rejected reissue claims being pursued by a … Continue reading
United States: Laboring Through The America Invents Act – Mondaq
Are your employment policies ready for changes in the Patent Law? The America Invents Act (the “AIA”) is the most significant change to patent law in over 50 years. Effective September 2012, provisions will go into effect that could change … Continue reading
Australia: Push For Gene Patent Ban In Australia Resurrected – Mondaq
m=9&y=2011&nsid=203). Since that time major changes to the Australian Patents Act have been introduced by the passing into law of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Bill 2011. These changes include raising the standard of granted …
