The Supreme Court issued its decision in FTC v. Actavis (previously FTC v. Watson Pharmaceuticals) on June 17, 2013.  The Court reversed the Eleventh Circuit’s decision, holding that the court had erred in affirming the dismissal of the FTC’s claim.  Justice Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court while Chief Justice Roberts delivered the dissenting opinion that Justices Scalia and Thomas joined.  Justice [...]

The Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics today.  Justice Thomas writing for the Court, with Justice Scalia concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, held that the composition of matter patent for the isolated DNA sequence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 from the human genome was patent ineligible [...]

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a ruling from the Southern District of New York dismissing a claim by a collation of organic farmers against argo-giant Monsanto. The decision has left organic farmers and seed sellers to rely on the promises of the zealous corporate defender of genetically altered crops. Farmers, [...]

In an en banc decision, the Federal Circuit has affirmed its decision to hold that Alice Corp.’s claims to a computerized method for assisting with closing financial transactions in a way that avoids settlement risk, were patent ineligible.  Out of the ten-judge panel, seven judges agreed that the patents lacked patentable subject matter but no [...]

The International Trade Commission has banned the sale of AT&T versions of the iPhone 3G, 3GS, iPhone 4 and the AT&T versions of the iPad and iPad 2.  Samsung had claimed that Apple had infringed four of its patents but the ITC held that Apple had only infringed one.  According to a report from CNBC, [...]

Over the last several years, social network gaming has taken the digital world by storm.  Hit games like FarmVille and Mafia Wars have entirely changed the landscape of the gaming industry, turning traditional one to four-player games into world-wide gaming phenomena with millions of live players interacting in a singular digital space.  However, making these [...]

Judge Richard J. Sullivan granted plaintiff Capitol Records’ motion for summary judgment on its copyright claims against digital music file reseller ReDigi.  ReDigi’s online platform allows users to upload and resell songs purchased from online retailers, and deletes the origin file once a song is posted for sale.  Judge Sullivan held that ReDigi is “distributing [...]

On April 15, 2013, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument over the question of whether human genes may be patented in the case of Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics.  The case is the result of a group of researchers, medical groups and patients suing Myriad Genetics, a Utah biotechnology company, in [...]

After years of patent pending actions for the mainstream social media networking company, Twitter finally gets a patent for… Twitter. Unbelievable to many, the company and its broad patent can finally take full ownership over tweeting, and perhaps much more, in the future.

Google’s latest revolutionary invention, Google Glass, is set to hit the market starting this week.  The part-smartphone, part-mini-computer device looks like a pair of sunglasses, with a small glass box in the upper right-hand corner that will display information to a user without obstructing his line of vision.  Google Glass’s wearable technology and patented design displays information [...]