‘Abstract Idea’ Exception to Patent-Eligible Subject Matter Clarified

Research Corporation Technologies, Inc. v Microsoft Corporation, 627 F.3d 859, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 8 December 2010 ‘(RCT II)’ AbstractThe US Federal Circuit recognizes the broad reach of patent-eligible subject matter and narrow scope of the ‘abstract idea’ exception under 35 USC §101. Legal context Over the past few years, culminating […]

In The Press:K-C Diaper Patent Injunction Challenged In Fed. Circ.

Law360, New York (February 11, 2011) — First Quality Baby Products LLC tried to convince the Federal Circuit on Friday that a preliminary injunction on one of its diaper products stemming from a patent infringement case brought by Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc. was unwarranted. First Quality attorney Kenneth George told the three-judge panel that the record can’t […]