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Supreme Court loosens patent 'obviousness' test

April 30, 2007 Unanimous decision holds that lower courts should be more flexible in interpreting the standard for whether patents meet the non-obvious test. TAGS: invention, patent, decision, court, technology company, Cisco Systems Inc.

Rise of the patent trolls

October 12, 2005 HP's Joe Beyers urges the formation of a consortium to combat what he sees as a patent shakedown. TAGS: troll, patent, invention, consortium, innovation, nature, intellectual property, threat, value

Google wins patent for search results page design

December 13, 2006 Intellectual-property lawyers say there's no need to fret about infringement lawsuits unless sites are veritable copies. TAGS: patent, search result, invention, intellectual property, Google Inc., design, lawyer, protection, attorney, GUI

Supreme Court weighs 'obviousness' of patents

November 28, 2006 Oral arguments bring questions about whether the current legal standard, opposed by some high-tech firms, is much too permissive. TAGS: invention, patent, motivation, firm, court, standard, person

Restoring the patent balance of power

June 8, 2006 IP attorney John A. Artz says to expect reverberations from the Supreme Court's recent eBay v. MercExchange decision. TAGS: injunction, invention, patent, royalty, court, decision, threat, fee, eBay Inc.

Philips device could force TV viewers to watch ads

April 19, 2006 So long, TiVo? Invention would prevent channel switching during commercials or fast-forwarding past ads on a DVR. TAGS: Philips Electronics N.V., viewer, invention, patent, broadcaster, freeze, DVR, channel, set-top, set-top box, TV

Supreme Court to examine 'obviousness' of patents

November 27, 2006 Justices are expected to hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could have broad implications for the tech industry. TAGS: patent, Eolas Technologies Inc., court, invention, high-technology company, argument, open source, Microsoft Corp.

Lawyer insists Microsoft infringed antipiracy patent

March 9, 2006 Texas attorney with patent on antipiracy system appeals ruling that said company's product activation program didn't infringe. TAGS: product activation, patent, invention, antipiracy, Houston, attorney, lawyer, Texas, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Intel

Techies weigh in on patent bill

September 15, 2005 Among the issues: How should a patent holder be compensated for infringement? Computer makers, biotech companies see it differently. TAGS: biotechnology, patent, pharmaceutical company, invention, Rep., damage, value, Apple Computer

ENIAC: The politics of invention

February 13, 2006 From a technological perspective, the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer was an unqualified success. TAGS: Sperry, Honeywell International Inc., invention, RAND Corp., patent, politics, professor

Bright ideas, big wait on tech payback

March 22, 2005 In retrospect, what could be more lucrative than the transistor, the Net and DOS? Hindsight's a hard lesson for some inventors. Images: Owners don't always cash in TAGS: transistor, AT&T Bell Laboratories, invention, patent, AT&T Corp., venture capital, antitrust, scientist, project, IBM Corp., idea

Staking a claim in the patent gold mine

July 20, 2005 Who does the system protect--unsung inventors or opportunist litigants? TAGS: Paul Ryan, Rambus Inc., patent, intellectual property, invention, lawyer, IBM Corp., U.S.
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