PATENT NEWS
HSN Received Two e-commerce Patents
Internet Retailer - July 28, 2010
Casket Maker Raises Patent Infringement Claim Against Mexican Importer
Courier-Journal - July 23, 2010
Sex-Toy Maker Interactive Life Forms Sues for Patent Infringement by Knockoff Sex Toys
Bloomberg News - July 2, 2010
Supreme Court Leaves Door Open to Process Patents
Worcester Business Journal - August 2, 1010
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued its decision on whether business methods were eligible for patent protection. There had been some concern expressed in the press that the Supreme Court would use the Bilski case as a vehicle to determine that business methods and/or software were not patentable.
However, the court declined to do so, finding that no particular class of methods or processes was or was not inherently patent-eligible subject matter. The court instead articulated that its basic guidance on the determination of whether a method defines patent-eligible subject matter should be applied on a case-by-case basis, affirming its long-established approach to patentability.
