U.S. Supreme Court case could change patent law
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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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Could bring US patent awards in line with rest of world A proposed law revolutionising US patent legislation has passed through a vital committee of the House of Representatives. The bill has got further than previous attempts at such reform.â¦
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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, in a case that has wide implications for US firms doing business abroad.
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A US appeals court issued a mixed ruling this week in a patent dispute between Research in Motion (RIM), maker of the popular BlackBerry devices, and NTP.
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The Patents (Third) Amendment Bill, which might be tabled in Parliament during the coming winter session, is a Bill which will pave the way for a new patent law.
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The Supreme Court agreed to step into a dispute Friday over how far a patent can go to thwart a rival drug company's efforts to conduct research, a question with big-money ramifications in the pharmaceutical industry.
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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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A United States appeals court upheld a finding of patent infringement against Research In Motion Ltd. yesterday, but struck down part of the ruling and sent it back to a lower court for further proceedings.
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The Supreme Court is about to plunge into an agenda laden with issues affecting the business sector. Tobacco companies, the biotech industry and operators of coal-fired power plants have a stake in cases the court will hear in the next month.
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High-stakes patent royalties battle enters another round.
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The Supreme Court meets Wednesday morning to issue opinions in cases that were argued in the fall and to hear oral argument in an important case involving patents.
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SUPREME COURT The US Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case that could lead to sweeping changes on how alcoholic beverages are regulated and sold.
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Legislation designed to overhaul the U.S. patent system was approved by the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Arguments were heard today in a case whose outcome could require software companies to pay fines for patent-infringing software assembled in other countries.
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A precedent-setting patent decision could affect Canadian innovation and foreign R&D investment.
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By Bloomberg News. The United States Supreme Court limited the scope of federal trademark protection yesterday, saying that rival companies in some cases can use proprietary terms even when that might cause confusion among customers.
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Blog: Measure calls for the most sweeping changes to U.S. patent system in decades, but its path forward could be jeopardized by lingering reservations from other sectors, including venture capitalists and biotech.