Tag Archives: Patent Law

POST FROM AUSTRALIA – NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE PUBLICATIONS MAY NOT BE CITABLE ART.

By Bill Bennett, Pizzeys, Canberra, AU A unique aspect of Australian Patent Law is the requirement that a reference must be “reasonably ascertained, understood and regarded as relevant” by the hypothetical skilled person before it can be applied in an … Continue reading

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"LOOKS BAD FOR BUSINESS METHODS" — A note by Erwin J. Basinski

The Bilski case before the US Supreme Court came up for oral argument on November 9. After a couple of reads, My initial impressions are: 1. Most of the questions from the Justices (primarily Scalia, Breyer, Roberts, Sotomeyor, Stevens, Kennedy, … Continue reading

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"INFORMATION PLEASE!" – BILSKI TAKES IT TO THE SUPREMES

Reading the transcript of the oral arguments presented yesterday (a copy is attached at the end of this posting) as Bilski was presented to the Supreme Court, I was struck by how quickly certain Justices homed in on one of … Continue reading

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OUTSIDE OPINIONS ARE STILL KEY TO AVOIDING WILLFUL INFRINGEMENT

By A. J. Nelson The October 29th IPO summary reports on the Senate version of the bill (attached below) regarding willful infringement: SENATE BILL CODIFIES SEAGATE STANDARD FOR WILLFUL INFRINGEMENT AND IMPOSES ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS ON FINDING WILLFULNESS — Section 4 … Continue reading

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