Patent Docs
May 23, 9:59 PM PDT
By Kevin E. Noonan -- Enactment of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act in 2011 focused the patenting community on the changes of U.S. patent law from "first to invent" under the 1952 Patent Act to "first inventor to file" under the AIA as the basis for deciding priority and...
Groklaw
May 23, 8:31 PM PDT
The judge in Apple v. Samsung II asked the parties to narrow their claims, so they did but now Apple would like to add more claims [PDF], specifically to include the Galaxy S4. Samsung just sold 10 million S4s in less than a month, and Apple's hair must be on fire. Would you like to know...
In re Bilski
May 23, 6:25 PM PDT
By: Robert R. Sachs There are three 19th century cases that form part of the canon of Supreme Court caselaw on patent eligibility: Le Roy v. Tatham , 55 U.S. 156 (1852), O'Reilly v. Morse , 15 How. 62 (1853) and Tilghman v. Proctor , 102 U.S. 707 (1880). I'll begin our historical tour...
IP Watch
May 23, 4:35 PM PDT
The issue of access to medicines is on the agenda at this week’s World Health Assembly (WHA) and public health advocates are seeking greater clarity and detail about the latest member state effort to address failings in the global system of research and development for medical...