Slot machine inventions denied patents
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Game over A slot machine company has been refused the chance to patent parts of its games because the hearing officer and the Court of Appeal said that the company had simply changed the gameplay and rules of its slot machine games and so were not patentable.â¦
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Backs Comptroller General in patent denial The High Court has backed the Comptroller General of Patents in refusing a company a patent for inventions which were computer programs. The ruling in the appeal followed the lead of a recent landmark case.â¦
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SAN FRANCISCO - A California judge has denied three motions for summary judgement in a patent infringement case filed by TV Interactive Data Corp. (TVI) against Microsoft Corp., meaning the case will proceed to trial.
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The software monolith extends an intellectual property plan to all.   Also: U.S. opposes the WTO's online gambling plan & hellip;.  Microsoft will offer a long awaited preview of its search-engine technology & hellip;. and more.
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Law prohibits financial institutions from processing payments to gambling sites, but that hasn't curbed site visits.
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Microsoft Corp. is fighting a rejection by U.S. patent authorities of a patent for its FAT (file allocation table) file system, the company said Thursday. Meanwhile, it's celebrating a jury decision clearing it of patent infringement charges related to a feature in its Office software.
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A federal judge in Rhode Island has denied a U.S. government request for tax documents belonging to diversified manufacturer Textron Inc , according to court documents.
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The Maryland General Assembly's battle over legalizing slot machines has now lasted longer than the Civil War.
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A U.S. District Court Judge in California has denied three motions by Microsoft to invalidate patents related to AutoPlay in a lawsuit brought by TV Interactive Data (TVI). Judge Jeffrey White rulred that Microsoft did not offer sufficient evidence of prior art and the case will go to trial. TVI filed suit in 2002 claiming that Microsoft's AutoPlay technology -- found in all versions of Windows -- infringes on TVI patents. Microsoft has been swamped by patent cases, and continues to battle Eolas in a dispute over Internet Explorer.
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EMI and retailer Fnac face legal challenge over antipiracy technology that blocks discs from playing on some devices.
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A gas pedal lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court could make it harder for inventors to get patents.
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The French Competition Council will not force Apple to license its FairPlay digital-rights management technology to competitors. The Council rejected an argument by Virgin France, which
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Updated casino games combining new technology and mechanical reel games.
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Regulation of online betting on the cards
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Kicks previous ruling into touch The maker of a video game that improves player control has been granted a patent despite the European Patent Convention stating that "methods for playing games" are excluded from patentability.â¦
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A trade dispute filed by Antigua and Barbuda, a Caribbean nation with dozens of online casinos, challenges Washingtonâs effort to prohibit online gambling.
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AUGUSTA, Maine - As reported by the Portland Press Herald: &quot;Penn National Gaming received Maine&#39;s first license to operate slot machines Thursday, but concerns over corporate privacy will require lawmakers to step in before the first reels can spin.