Raytheon inventions are programs and not patentable, says High Court
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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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The Supreme Court said it would consider a technology patent case that could have far-reaching ramifications for computer makers and others with global supply chains.
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A lawsuit filed this week claims that Google, Yahoo, AOL, Amazon.com, Borders and IAC/InteractiveCorp violated a patent for an automatic message routing system held by Polaris IP.
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The Supreme Court handed a victory  to Medtronic Inc  on Wednesday, ruling that patients  cannot sue medical-device manufacturers in state court over  harm from a device that has approval from federal regulators.
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Stealth through persistence of vision A US unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturer has been granted patents on an "invisible" surveillance platform which relies on persistence of vision to achieve stealth, Aviation Week &amp; Space Technology reports.â¦
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Computer software should not be  protected by copyright laws designed for music, literature and  other creative works, according to a lawsuit filed in a U.S.  court in San Francisco.
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Microsoft, backed by the US government and heavyweight corporations, took its patent battle with telecommunications giant AT and T to the Supreme Court Wednesday, in a case that has wide implications for US firms doing business abroad.
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The Supreme Court found that Wall Street investment banks could not be sued under antitrust law over losses in the crash of technology stocks seven years ago.
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A Texas jury has ruled that Boston Scientificâs drug-coated stents infringe a 1997 patent issued to a radiologist and has awarded the inventor $431 million in damages, Boston Scientific said.
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U.S. Supreme Court justices on  Wednesday expressed doubts about whether Microsoft Corp.   should be liable for infringing AT&T Inc.   patents in Windows software sold overseas, a case that could  determine the reach of American patents in foreign markets.
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Company says software maker has infringed seven patents, does not say which products use the technology.
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Computer software should not be protected by copyright laws designed for music, literature and other creative works, according to a lawsuit filed in a U.S. court in San Francisco.
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The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that it has blocked a company from seeking higher royalties on a patented technology that is included in a widely used computer networking standard.
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A jury in Texas has ruled that Boston Scientificâs drug-coated stents infringed a 1997 patent issued to a radiologist and has awarded the inventor $431 million.
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Google responded to a lawsuit filed against it by Northeastern University, denying claims that its core search service infringes on patented technology.
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The Supreme Court ruled that the manufacturer of a federally approved medical device cannot be sued under state law if the device causes an injury.
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Honeywell, with Valley-based aerospace operations, has filed a patent lawsuit against 34 electronics companies claiming infringement of its technology that increases the brightness of images and reduces certain interference effects on a liquid crystal