Patent Law

Is There a Method to This Madness?

Greg Simon | Posted 12.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Pitney Bowes, Hp, Patent Litigation, Patent Law, Hewlett-Packard, Research in Motion, Patents, Business News

Patent litigation is about making money. There are companies who shake down accused infringers with patents that were never produced. So the companies who manufacture products must pay to save their business.

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Monsanto Squeezes Out Seed Business Competition, AP Investigation Finds

AP | CHRISTOPHER LEONARD | Posted 12.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Monsanto, Seeds, Seed Business, Crops, Farming, Argriculture, Anti-Turst, Justice Department, Usdoj, Us Department of Justice, Genes, Genetically Modified Food, Genetically Modified Crops, Patents, Patent, Patent Law, Food, Food Politics, Business News

ST. LOUIS — Confidential contracts detailing Monsanto Co.'s business practices reveal how the world's biggest seed developer is squeezing compet...

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An Important Patent Law Precedent Approaches

Eben Moglen | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Software Patents, Patent Lawyers, Bilski v. Kappos, Patent, Software Patent Court Decision, Patent Law, Patents, Business News

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

Read More: Outsourcing to India, Outsourcing, Offshoring, Ibm, Outsourcing-to-India, Outsourcing to China, Patents, Patent Law, Business News

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

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

Read More: Supreme Court, Patent Lawyers, Congress, Intellectual Property, Patent, Patents, Patent Law, Business News

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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