In The Press:
Michael Kasdan quoted in IP Law 360 article, 2nd Circ. Counsel Ruling Could Upend Google Books Deal

Law360, New York (September 8, 2011) — A ruling rejecting a copyright settlement between freelance writers and electronic database operators, in which the Second Circuit held that the plaintiffs’ subclasses must have separate counsel, could upend settlement negotiations in a similar, closely watched case involving Google Books, attorneys say. When the proposed settlements in the […]

ARE Patent Litigation Alert: Recent Applications of the Bilski Test for Patentable Subject Matter by The Federal Circuit and District Courts

Two recent decisions, one by the Federal Circuit and one by a district court, illustrate how court’s are applying the flexible test for patentable subject matter set forth in Bilski v. Kappos, 130 S. Ct. 3218 (2010). First, in CyberSource Corp. v. Retail Decisions, Inc., — F.3d — (Fed. Cir. 2011), the Federal Circuit considered […]