Law, Science & Technology
Patents and technology law in the news.
Author: Erik Lillquist, Gaia Bernstein, David Opderbeck and Frank Pasquale (who also contributes to Concurring Opinions and Madisonian and is editor-in-chief of Health Reform Watch) are law professors at Seton Hall University; Jason Feldman is a law student at Seton Hall.
Blawg Related Categories: Intellectual Property Law • Patent Law • Science & Technology Law • Seton Hall University • Law Professor • Law Student
Recent Posts from Law, Science & Technology
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The Most Notable Weapon in the World and Its Copyright Problems
As originally reported in the International Tribune, the AK-47 is perhaps one of the most well known weapons in the world. From pop culture to the flag of Mozambique, the AK-47 is widely considered to…
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New Patent Rules Rescinded
In August of 2007, the USPTO issued new patent rules that set the limit on continuation applications, requests for continued examination and the examination of claims in applications. The goal of these rules was to…
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Suit Alleges Patent Infringement in the World of Warcraft and other Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games
The Boston Globe recently reported on the filing of a large patent infringement action against some of the largest developers of Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing Games (MMORPGs). The case was filed in the Eastern District…
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Professor receives a four year sentence for exporting technical information on UAVs
Professor John Reece Roth of the University of Tennessee was sentenced to 48 months in prison for violating the Arms Export Control Act. According to the indictment, Roth conspired with Atmospheric Glow Technologies (AGT) to…
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Online Video Wins a Big Case
In UMG v. Veoh, a federal court in Los Angeles ruled that Veoh (similar to YouTube) qualified for a Digital Millennium Copyright Act safe harbor that protects the service from monetary damages for copyright infringements…
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New Cyber Security Act
Senators Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) introduced the Cybersecurity Act of 2009. This bill sought to give the federal government unprecedented power over the Internet. In April there were various concerns voiced about…
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Patent Case before the Supreme Court may affect medical research.
The Supreme Court justices will decide in Bilski v. Doll whether certain business methods regarding medical research are patentable. The case arose after the CEO of an energy company sued the USPTO after the office…
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Permanent Injunction is issued against Microsoft
Judge Leonard Davis of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a permanent injunction and total damages and interest of over $290 million against Microsoft in an infringement suit with i4i…
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Patent Reform Opponents Send a Letter to President Obama
Over 130 manufacturing companies in the United States endorsed a letter urging the Obama administration to stop patent reform. The manufacturing companies are concerned about the patent reform proposals and the consequences that they would…
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Reformed doctrine of Inequitable Conduct
On August 4, the Federal Circuit decided Exergen Corp v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. In this case, the Federal Circuit restrains the use of the inequitable conduct doctrine. Under FRCP 9(b) a claim must be pled…