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Federal Circuit Affirms Patent Directed to Targeted Ads is Ineligible
July 11th, 2024
Contributor: Pramod Chintalapoodi
The Federal Circuit has affirmed summary judgment that patent claims for targeting ads based on a user’s internet search results are patent-ineligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The case is Chewy, Inc. v. International Business Machines…
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Judge Tosses $500 Million Patent Case Against Sony
June 1st, 2024
A Delaware federal district court has ruled that Sony didn’t infringe a patent held by Genuine Enabling Technology. Genuine Enabling asserted that video game hardware sold by Sony infringed U.S. Patent No. 6,219,730, entitled “Method and Apparatu…
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Federal Circuit Rules on Internal Contradiction in Patent Application
May 14th, 2024
The Federal Circuit has vacated an indefiniteness determination by a district court, distinguishing an indefinite patent claim with contradictory claim limitations from a patent claim having a second limitation that narrows the first limitation. The…
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Federal Circuit Affirms Eolas Patent Claims Invalid
April 8th, 2024
The Federal Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling invalidating several claims in a computing patent that Eolas sought to assert against Amazon, Google, and Walmart. The ’507 patent at issue claims priority from a patent filed in 1994. As Ars Techni…
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TTAB Finds 4:20 Trademark Deceptive
April 4th, 2024
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB or Board), part of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), has found that a proposed registration of the “4:20” trademark by Republic Technologies (NA) LLC was deceptively misdescriptive and thus not…
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Unlocking the Legal Power of Words in Patent Drafting
March 26th, 2024
Patents, in their essence, are legal documents that encapsulate the brilliance of inventive minds, preserving the originality and exclusivity of their contributions. The language utilized within these documents, however, is not merely a medium of exp…
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Federal Circuit Affirms Loss for Roku in ITC Case
March 22nd, 2024
The Federal Circuit has affirmed the International Trade Commission (ITC) ‘s decision in a dispute involving smart TVs between Universal Electronics, Inc. and Roku. At issue was US Patent No. 10,593,196 for a System and Method for Optimized App…
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Patent Office issues guidelines for AI-assisted inventions
March 12th, 2024
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued guidance and examples for inventions assisted by artificial intelligence (AI). It went into effect on February 13. This guidance is related to the USPTO’s obligations under the Executive Order o…
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UK Court Rules that AI “Invention” Isn’t Patentable
March 11th, 2024
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that inventions developed solely by artificial intelligence (AI) may not be granted patent protection. In 2018, Dr. Stephen Thaler filed UK patent applications for a new kind of food or beverage container and for a new…
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The Role of IP in the Gaming Industry: From Copyright Protection to Patent Wars
March 1st, 2024
In the dynamic world of the gaming industry, intellectual property (IP) plays a pivotal role. The effective protection of IP can determine the success and failure of video game companies. Understanding the significance of IP rights and their impact o…
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