Abstract Ideas Stored as Physical Data: Real or Abstract?
Well, since the Supreme Court is making us all wait for its verdict on Bilski, I thought I would explore (but far from resolve) a notion that has always fascinated and puzzled me – the concept of...
View ArticleIs Europe Going Soft on Software Patents?
In what some are viewing as surprising developments, both the European Board of Patent Appeals and the German Court handed down decisions favoring patent protection for software in Europe. In the EPO,...
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The Board Takes Bilski for a Test Drive and Runs Over Some Software Claims
July and August have been busy months for the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. Not including the Ex Parte Proudler and Ex Parte Birger cases I previously reported on, the BPAI has issued at...
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BackWeb Technologies Sues IBM and HP on Software Patents For Background...
The wagon train of software patent lawsuits rolls on. As recently reported by Gene Quinn in his IP Watchdog blog (www.ipwatchdog.com), this time it’s IBM and HP that are in the cross-hairs, each being...
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In re Kelkar — Half Right for the Wrong Reason?
In re Kelkar involves a patent application owned by the IBM Corporation that claims methods and computer program articles for processing gene expression profiles to find clusters of similar profiles....
View ArticleJoin Us for Digital Transformation Webinar Series: First Episode February 11
In 2021, the SLW Institute is examining the digital transformation of the legal industry in a new webinar series. We’ll start by looking at the big picture view, and then focus in on detailed aspects...
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