Supreme Court Holds in Alice Corp. that Generic Computer Automation of an...
In a case that could have broad implications for software patents, the Supreme Court last week held that an abstract idea does not qualify for patent protection merely by claiming that the idea can be...
View ArticleRedskins’ trademark decision ushers in more questions - Cancellation of...
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) most likely knew it was going to generate headlines Wednesday when it issued a monumental decision to cancel...
View ArticleLawsuit Against Medtronic Alleges Racketeering Over Infuse Bone Graft
When one big industry sues another we learn a lot about how business as usual is conducted. In this case Humana, a giant health insurer, has sued the medical device company Medtronic, maker of the...
View ArticleSingapore: Opportunities for Medical Innovation
In addition to mobile health opportunities in the United States, tremendous potential for growth exists throughout the world, including in Southeast Asia. Singapore in particular is working to become a...
View ArticleAn American Attorney in Canada (Part 2: Anti-Spam)
If you are an American attorney with US clients doing business in Canada, then you should be aware of a few things, like our lack of imaginative legislative acronyms, such as the CAN-SPAM Act (from...
View ArticleAmazon’s Inability To Register Domain Name .Amazon Is An Interesting Case...
Do you want your company to control .app or .restaurant? Applying to operate a generic top-level domain (gTLD) isn’t for the faint of heart. Although several hundred companies ponied up the $185,000...
View ArticleFDA Releases Long-Awaited Guidances on Character Limitations and...
In two separate guidances, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advises prescription drug and device manufacturers on its "current thinking" on advertising through space-constrained social media...
View ArticleWhat Did the Court Really Say About Patent Eligibility?
Implications of Alice v. CLS Bank - Late last week, the United States Supreme Court decided Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int’l, et al., a case the technology community had hoped would clarify what...
View ArticleFlorida Governor Signs Expanded Data Breach Bill Into Law
On June 20, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed the Florida Information Protection Act of 2014. Passed by the legislature as CS/CS/SB 1524, its provisions are now law, and will be codified at Chapter...
View ArticleSupreme Court Sets Framework for Determining Software Patent Eligibility
The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued an important opinion in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International regarding the patent eligibility of basic business methods covered in computer software patents....
View ArticleSupreme Court on Evaluation of Claims to Computer-Implemented Inventions...
On June 19, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its much anticipated decision in Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International et al., confirming that computer-implemented...
View ArticlePrivacy Tuesday – June 2014 #2
DC Update from Politico Morning Tech - “DATA BREACH DRAFT DELAYED – The thorny issue of FTC enforcement has slowed efforts to release a draft of Rep. Lee Terry’s data breach bill, according to sources...
View ArticleHealth Update - Jun 2014
Removing Regulatory Barriers to Accelerate EHR Adoption - Recognizing the potential long-term value of EHRs for improving care and reducing costs, many hospitals considered offering physicians...
View Article340B Registration Changes: Re-enrollment of Currently Participating...
In April 2013, the federal Office of Pharmacy Affairs (OPA) released guidance instructing hospitals participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B Program) to register new outpatient facilities...
View ArticleFlorida Overhauls Security Breach Law with Groundbreaking Amendment
On June 20, 2014, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law a package of bills (S.B. 1524 and 1526) repealing the state’s security breach law and putting in its place arguably the broadest and most...
View ArticleNo Class: Hulu Users Lose Certification Motion
After a decision denying class certification last week, claims by Hulu users that their personal information was improperly disclosed to Facebook are limited to the individual named plaintiffs (at...
View ArticleFederal Circuit Review | June 2014
District Court Improperly Limited Claim To Preferred Embodiment - In GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC v. AGILIGHT, INC., Appeal No. 13-1267, the Federal Circuit reversed in part and affirmed in part summary...
View ArticleFDA to Cease Active Regulation of MDDS and Other Health IT Devices
The draft guidance also enables some health IT manufacturers to avoid the device tax. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took an unusual step on June 20 by issuing new draft guidance that states...
View ArticleExpanded Technologies Seeks Declaration of Non-Infringement and Invalidity of...
On May 9, 2014, Expanded Technologies, Inc. (“Expanded Tech”) filed a complaint against WallnerTooling/Expax, Inc. (“Wallner"), seeking both a Declaration of Non-Infringement and a Declaration of...
View ArticleEuropean Commission Provides insight into possible directions for future EU...
The European Commission has recently outlined its priorities and suggestions for modernising and improving the EU’s Dual-Use export controls regime in a Communication. The proposed approach focuses on...
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