Changes in patents are afoot that will have a significant effect on the insurance and financial industries. Although business method patents have been the pariah of the patent industry for the past few years...more
In This Issue:
- IN THE SPOTLIGHT
• Risky Business: Common Cyber Security Risks, Expensive Consequences
- LIFE INSURANCE
• Ninth Circuit Finds Bonus Indexed Annuity Delivers Exactly...more
6/26/2015
/ Accounting Fraud ,
Annuities ,
Bad Faith ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Captive Insurance Company ,
Consumer Financial Contracts ,
Covered Business Method Patents ,
Cybersecurity ,
Debt Collection ,
Disability Benefits ,
Drones ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fair Lending ,
FCC ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Life Insurance ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Patents ,
RICO ,
SAR ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Telemedicine ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
Variable Annuities ,
Virtual Currency
Business method patents have a checkered history. They were once very much in vogue—numerous such patents issued, and many of them were litigated. Then, about two years ago, Congress enacted a special procedure that made it...more
The America Invents Act (AIA), passed in September 2011, provides additional procedures to challenge the validity of patents in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). These “post grant” procedures are far less...more