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Federal Circuit - On October 18, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its decision in In Re General Electric Company. The Federal Circuit held that General Electric Company’s U.S. Reissue Patent Application Nos. 14/593,087, 15/070,427, and 15/080,483 impermissibly recaptured subject matter surrendered during prosecution of U.S. Patent No. 7,990,705...
Federal Circuit - On October 3, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. v. Neapco Holdings LLC. The Federal Circuit held U.S. Patent No. 7,774,911, a method of manufacturing patent, invalid under 35 U.S.C § 101…
Supreme Court - On November 15, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc. The questions before the Supreme Court are whether: (1) copyright protection extends to a software interface, and (2) Google’s use of a software interface in the context of creating a new computer program constitutes fair use…
Supreme Court - On November 8, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in United States Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com. The questions before the Supreme Court is whether an online business can create a protectable trademark by adding a generic top-level domain (e.g. “.com”) to an otherwise generic term…