Software Patents

The Patent Condundrum -- For Startups

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 04.27.2012

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Steve Rosenbaum

Within the startup world, patents are seen as anti-competitive force that stifles innovation. We're in a place where we need to walk a tightrope between the world of predatory patent prosecution and the need to promote one's invention with current patent law.

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Patent Reform and Patent Totalitarianism

Brian Kahin | Posted 01.10.2012

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Brian Kahin

You might think, in light of the celebration and rhetoric, that the America Invents Act of 2011 was tackling the big problems such as patent trolls, broad and abstract patents, the billions squandered in the smartphone wars, or opportunistic litigation against users. You might think that. But you would be wrong.

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Keeping Strong IPR at the Top of the Trans-Pacific Trade Agenda

Robert Holleyman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Holleyman

Want to bring down the US trade deficit? One easy way is to reduce software piracy.

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The Expanding Twilight Zone of Abstract Uncertainty

Brian Kahin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brian Kahin

It has become clear that business method patents -- which might have seemed like a great idea in those go-go years -- are deeply problematic.

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When the Refs Don't Make Clear Calls: The Supreme Court and the Unclear Path for Innovators

Christina Gagnier | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christina Gagnier

Not being a soccer fan myself, I cannot fully appreciate the various tweets, articles and quips on the calls made by the referees during the 2010 Worl...

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An Important Patent Law Precedent Approaches

Eben Moglen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eben Moglen

Patent law cannot award ownership of facts of nature, or mere mental activities, or algorithms: the US Supreme Court has been unambiguous on that point for more than 150 years.

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NPEs and Abstract Patents

Brian Kahin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brian Kahin

Unfortunately, there is little transparency in today's patent system. Indeed, the patent system is beset by information failure.

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Could Court's Decision End Software Patenting?

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011

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A major decision this may have determined that software is no longer patentable. If true, this would change the landscape of tech business. In re Bils...

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