Case dismissed as sanction for misrepresentations

August 29, 2014- US - Southwest, Attorney Fees, District Court, Ethics, Fee Shifting, Fees, Patent, Patent Cases 2014Inequitable Conduct, paidDavid

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Recent Patent Transfers

August 29, 2014PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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What to do About All These Invalid Patents?

August 28, 2014Patentobviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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Alice Corp. and Patent Claiming: A Simple Example

August 28, 2014PatentAbstract Idea, First to Invent, obviousness, paid, Subject Matter Eligibility, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit: Bingo Gaming Software Improperly Encompasses the “Basic Tools of Scientific and Technological Work”

August 27, 2014PatentAbstract Idea, anticipation, First to Invent, obviousness, paid, Subject Matter EligibilityDennis Crouch

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Planet Bingo v. VKGS (Fed. Cir. 2014)

In a non-precedential decision earlier this week, the Federal Circuit found Planet Bingo's patents invalid as lacking eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. 101. The court's opinion self-identifies as a "straightforward application of the Supreme Court’s recent holding in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International."

The patent claims a computerized method for managing a game of Bingo - yes, the multi-billion dollar industry of Bingo. The basic idea of the invention is that some folks want to play 'their numbers' each week. The computerized system lets individuals pre-select their numbers and also helps the Bingo-hall to track sales, verify winners, and avoid tampering. VKGS and Planet Bingo compete in the marketplace for bingo equipment.

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Ready to Nationalize Trade Secret Law?

August 27, 2014Patentpaid, Trade SecretsDennis Crouch

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Federal Circuit Reminds Courts of Discretion on Fee Awards

August 26, 2014Patentpaid, Supreme CourtJason Rantanen

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Guest Post by Prof. Risch: A Generation of Patent Litigation: Outcomes and Patent Quality

August 26, 2014PatentpaidJason Rantanen

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Giving Effect to the Order of Steps in a Method Claim

August 25, 2014PatentClaim Construction, paidDennis Crouch

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Guest Post: Publishing Design Patent Applications: Time to Act

August 24, 2014PatentAIA Trials, anticipation, Damages, design patent, double patenting, obviousness, paid, PGR, Trade SecretsJason Rantanen

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Accelerating ex parte PTAB Appeals: For a Fee

August 21, 2014PatentAIA Trials, IPR, paidDennis Crouch

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Court Finds Patent Invalid; Then Orders Defendant to Stop Infringing

August 20, 2014PatentAIA Trials, motivation to combine, obviousness, paid, PGR, Supreme CourtDennis Crouch

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Myriad Patents Now Challenged at the PTO

August 19, 2014PatentAIA Trials, anticipation, IPR, Licenses, obviousness, paidDennis Crouch

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USPTO RCE Backlog Coming Down

August 18, 2014PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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August 17, 2014PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Judge Mayer Raises 101 When Not In Issue: Other Panelists Don’t

August 15, 2014Invalidity, Obviousness, Patent, Patentable Subject Matter, Softwareanticipation, Claim Construction, Federal Circuit En Banc, obviousness, paid, Written DescriptionDavid

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Non-Patent Friday

August 15, 2014PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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Areas of Disuniformity in US Inventorship

August 14, 2014PatentFirst to Invent, inventorship, paid, USPTO DirectorDennis Crouch

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Intel Successfully Defends its Patent Case but Owes its Own Attorneys $9 Million for the Defense.

August 13, 2014PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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State of Vermont’s Demand Letter Case against MPHJ Continues

August 12, 2014PatentpaidDennis Crouch

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