Method of Monetizing Copyrighted Content on Internet is Patent-Eligible

Method of Monetizing Copyrighted Content on Internet is Patent-Eligible

By Eric Waltmire on December 31, 2011

Ultramercial v. Hulu, Dkt. No. 2010-1544 (Fed. Cir. Sept 15, 2011) [PDF]. Ultramercial sued Hulu, YouTube, and Wildtangent Inc. alleging each infringed U.S. Patent 7,346,545. Hulu and YouTube were dismissed from the case. The trial court granted WildTangent’s motion to dismiss WildTangent from the case on the basis that the ’545 patent did not claim [...]

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AMEX Gift Cards Not Infringing

AMEX Gift Cards Not Infringing

By Eric Waltmire on December 23, 2011

Privacash, Inc. v. Am. Express Co., No. 2011-1027 (Aug. 11, 2011) [PDF]. Privacash sued AMEX alleging that AMEX gift cards infringed U.S. Patent 7,328,181. The ’181 provides a system with the objective of providing an anonymous and untraceable means for transacting purchases over the internet. AMEX cards are activated when purchased and a usable until the [...]

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Claims on Manipulating Tools on Toolbar are Obvious

Claims on Manipulating Tools on Toolbar are Obvious

By Eric Waltmire on November 12, 2011

Odom v. Microsoft, 2011-1160 (Fed. Cir. May 4, 2011) [PDF]. Inventor Odom sued Microsoft alleging that Microsoft infringed Odom’s U.S. Patent 7,363,592 directed to a method for manipulating groups of tools in toolbars in a computer software application. The district court found certain claims the of ’592 patent invalid as obvious in view of U.S. Patent 6,057,836, stating that Odom had [...]

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Positive for Comp.Sci. & Business Methods Pats: Federal Circuit Takes Broad Approach to Patentable Subject Matter

Positive for Comp.Sci. & Business Methods Pats: Federal Circuit Takes Broad Approach to Patentable Subject Matter

By Eric Waltmire on September 25, 2011

Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. BioGen IDEC, No. 2006-1634 (Fed Cir. Aug 31, 2011) [PDF]. In this case the court considered the scope of patentable subject matter under 35 USC 101. While the patents-in-suit are directed toward methods of medical treatment, the scope of patent able subject matter under section 101 is often considered in computer [...]

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Aritcles on Chess-Like Computer Game Analogous Prior Art for Patent on Physical Chess-Like Board Game

Aritcles on Chess-Like Computer Game Analogous Prior Art for Patent on Physical Chess-Like Board Game

By Eric Waltmire on June 6, 2011

Innovention Toys, LLC v. MGA Entm’t, Inc., Dkt. No. 2010-1290 (Fed. Cir. March 21, 2011) [PDF]. Innovation sued MGA, Wal-Mart, and Toys “R” Us (collectively, MGA) for infringement of Innovation’s U.S. Patent No. 7,264,242. The ’242 patent is directed to a light-reflecting physical board game. MGA’s accused game is Laser Battle, a physical board game [...]

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Shredding Parties to Destroy Evidence Could Cost Rambus $350+ Mil

Shredding Parties to Destroy Evidence Could Cost Rambus $350+ Mil

By Eric Waltmire on May 29, 2011

Hynix Semiconductor v. Rambus, 2009-1299 (Fed. Cir. May 13, 2011) [PDF] and Micron Technology v. Rambus, 2009-1263 (Fed. Cir. May 13, 2011) [PDF]. In both of the above cited cases Rambus sued makers of SDRAM and DDR SDRAM alleging infringement of a number of Rambus owned patents.  A key issue addressed by the Federal Circuit [...]

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