Author Archives: Warren Woessner

CLS v. Alice Bank And The Cult Of The “Abstract Idea”

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Warren Woessner

Ex-Judge Michel’s compelling amicus brief – more on that in a future post—prompted me to take a quick look back at the evolution “abstract idea” as a patent-ineligible category of invention. This category of patent-ineligible invention is listed, along with … Continue reading →

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University Research In The Marketplace: Bayh-Dole Act Is A “Job Creator”

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Warren Woessner

Although some have criticized this law as distracting public colleges from their true calling of generating knowledge (unless it supports global warming or evolution ), this mapped out summary (link below) of only some of patents licensed under Bayh-Dole demonstrates how the … Continue reading →

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Stories I Missed In 2013

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Warren Woessner

Some IP Stories Do Not Have Much “It” Factor.  Just like there used to be, and I guess still are, “It Girls” in showbiz and fashion, there are “It Issues” in IP law. I know these decisions/controversies are very important … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Will Review Limelight and Nautilus

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Warren Woessner

Continuing its heightened interest in IP law, on Friday the Supreme Court granted petitions for cert. to review Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akami Technologies, Inc., U.S., No 12-786 and Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc., U.S., 13-339. The other two … Continue reading →

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