The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ("Federal Circuit") reversed the trial court’s decision that the process - a computer method claim - was not statutory subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Ultramercial, LLC v. Hulu, LLC, Case No. 2010-1544 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 15, 2011) … [Read more...]
Method Patent Claims: What Result with Multiple Party Performance
The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals announced in April 2011 that it will consider en banc the following question: "If separate entities each perform separate steps of a method claim, under what circumstances would that claim be directly infringed and to what extent would each of … [Read more...]
Senate Passes Historic Patent Reform Legislation
The U.S. Senate has passed a sweeping revision of the U.S. Patent Statute, 35 U.S.C. §1, as S.23. The bill passed 95-5 on March 8, 2001. The following changes were made to the Patent Statute, many of which directly apply to computer-based, business method patents. Third party … [Read more...]
