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  • shutterstock_90498970-400 CAFC Invalidates “Bedside Machine” Patent

    March 12, 2019

    The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on February 26, 2019, held that a “bedside machine” that displays medical information was patent-ineligible because it was directed to the abstract idea of using a computer to gather, analyze, and display data. Univ. of Fla. Research Found. v. Gen. Elec. Co., Fed. Cir., No. 2018-1284, 2/26/19.
  • negative-space-office-desk-computer-keyboard-learn-josh-sorenson-400 USPTO vILT Training on Computer-Implemented Functional Claim Limitations

    March 12, 2019

    The United States Patent & Trademark Office is hosting Virtual Instructor Led Training (vILT) on April 2 and 3. The course is entitled “Examining Computer-Implemented Functional Claim Limitations for Compliance with 35 U.S.C. § 112.”
  • Supreme Court Grants Cert in NantKwest v. Iancu Supreme Court Grants Cert in NantKwest v. Iancu

    March 8, 2019

    The US Supreme Court on March 4, 2019, granted the USPTO’s petition to review the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s ruling in NantKwest Inc. v. Iancu.
  • US Copyright Office Seal Kevin R. Amer Appointed as Copyright Office Deputy General Counsel

    March 7, 2019

    Acting Register of Copyrights Karyn A. Temple has appointed Kevin R. Amer deputy general counsel of the United States Copyright Office, said the United States Copyright Office in a March 5, 2019 news alert.
  • Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of “Full Costs” in Copyright Dispute Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of “Full Costs” in Copyright Dispute

    March 6, 2019

    The United States Supreme Court on March 4, 2019, issued a unanimous decision holding that winning parties in copyright cases can’t collect expert-witness fees and jury consultant costs.