Paul Allen, Co-Founder of Microsoft, Alleges Patent Infringement by Internet Powerhouses

A Seattle-based patent licensing firm formed by Microsoft Inc.’s co-founder, Paul Allen, filed a patent infringement lawsuit against internet search, social networking, and e-commerce powerhouses—but not his old…

BNA INSIGHTS: Courts Grapple with Standard for Infringing Use of System Claims in Patent Cases

Three years ago in BMC Resources Inc. v. Paymentech L.P., 498 F.3d 1373, 1379, 84 USPQ2d 1545 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (74 PTCJ 644, 9/28/07), the U.S. Court of Appeals for…

Proposed Google Book Settlement Violates International Standards, Could Lead to Trade Sanctions, Analysis Says

The proposed Google Book Search settlement would violate copyright provisions in the Berne Convention and principles of nondiscrimination in the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on…

Visual Artists Groups File Class Action Against Google for Digitizing Books

A group of visual artists associations and interest groups filed a class-action lawsuit against Google Inc. April 7 that is similar to an action filed by the Authors Guild and…

ANALYSIS: Inducing Patent Infringement: Inferring Knowledge and Intent From a Finding of Deliberate Indifference

Historically, the Federal Circuit has opined that inducement of patent infringement requires (1) direct infringement by a third party, (2) actual or constructive…

Crocs Wins Reversal of International Trade Commission’s Patent Obviousness, Noninfringement Findings

Crocs Inc. won a reversal of obviousness and noninfringement findings involving its patented shoes Feb. 24, as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned…

IP Czar Seeks Public Comments on Costs Of Infringement, Enforcement Objectives

U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Victoria A. Espinel on Feb. 23 called for public comments identifying the economic and public safety costs of intellectual property…

Department of Health and Human Services Panel Approves Report Endorsing Gene Patent Infringement Exception

A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services advisory committee Feb. 5 approved a final report that included a recommendation that an exception to…

Infringement By Microsoft Word’s XML Editor Upheld By Federal Circuit

Microsoft Corp. had failed to properly challenge patent obviousness and damages decisions against it, and otherwise had failed to prove invalidity and noninfringement of a technology used by Microsoft Word, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Dec. 22…