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An Important Patent Law Precedent Approaches

Eben Moglen | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business

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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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IBM Trifecta: Files For Offshoring Patent, Offshores Jobs, Applies for Stimulus Funds

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.01.2009 | Business

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Dawn Teo

IBM is currently seeking $30 billion in stimulus money to create 1 million jobs. CEO Sam Palmisano even met with Obama at the White House to discuss I...

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NPEs and Abstract Patents

Brian Kahin | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Bilski, Enlarged Board of Appeals, Us Patent System, Ftc, Abstract Patents, Software Patents, Patent Enforcement, Federal Trade Commission, Business Methods Patent, Patent Law, Intellectual Property, NPE, International Patent, EU Patents, Patent Bubble, Software Patent Court Decision, Federal Circuit in Bilski, Supreme Court, High-Tech Patents, Peter Detkin, Department of Justice, Extortion, Technology, Intellectual Ventures, Patent Law Enforcement, 1998 State Street Decision, Business News
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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Patents for All: The System That Could Not Contain Itself

Brian Kahin | Posted 06.18.2008 | Business

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Brian Kahin

The question of just what is patentable is far too complex for Congress to handle -- especially given that even modest patent reform legislation has stalled.

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EBay Ends Patent Suit With MercExchange

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Ebay, eBay Lawsuit, EBay Buy It Now, Patent Law, MercExchange, eBay MercExchange, Supreme Court, Business News

SAN JOSE, Calif. — EBay Inc. has settled a seven-year patent dispute with MercExchange LLC that prompted an important intellectual-property ruli...

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