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McDermott Will & Emery

Copyright Date Alone Does Not Prove Public Accessibility of Software User Guide

Addressing the standard for establishing whether a prior art reference qualifies as a “printed publication,” the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) denied institution of inter partes review (IPR), finding that the...more

K&L Gates LLP

Abstract Ideas and the USPTO: Examiner Guidance Post Enfish and TLI

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On May 19, 2016, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a memorandum containing a summary of two recent Federal Circuit decisions along with a directive for how patent examiners should apply the holdings of the...more

BakerHostetler

Major 101 Decision – Enfish v. Microsoft

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Today in Enfish v. Microsoft, the Federal Circuit held software claims patent eligible, reversing the district court’s grant of summary judgment on 101. This is a major decision because it is only the second since Alice where...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The Internet of Things: Evaluating the Interplay of Interoperability, Industry Standards, and Related IP Licensing Approaches...

We recently published a client alert on January 26, 2016 that addressed some of the more significant Internet of Things (“IoT”) -specific standards and initiatives and emphasized the importance of interoperability as central...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Fed Circuit Reverses PTAB Decision in IPR Proceeding

On June 16, the Federal Circuit issued its first-ever reversal of a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision in an America Invents Act post-grant proceeding. The opinion, drafted by Chief Judge Prost and joined by CAFC Judge...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

En Banc Federal Circuit Broadens What Constitutes A Means-Plus-Function Limitation (Williamson V. Citrix)

Yesterday, the Federal Circuit issued a decision in Williamson v. Citrix that includes an en banc portion that broadens the circumstances in which claim limitations may be deemed means-plus-function limitations. This appears...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

IP Newsflash - November 2014

Central District of California Clarifies the Section 101 Analysis and Finds Another Two Patents Invalid - On November 3, 2014, Judge Mariana R. Pfaelzer of the Central District of California spent the better part of...more

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