Brief for Amicus Curiae NYIPLA in Support of Neither Party, Oracle America, Inc. v. Google Inc. (U.S. February 17, 2017)
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Brief of Amici Curiae,Broadband iTV, Inc. et al In Support of Petition for En Banc Rehearing, IPLearn-Focus, LLC v. Microsoft Corp. (U.S. August 24, 2016)
Click to Download PDF: Broadband iTV, Inc. et al In Support of Petition for En Banc Rehearing, IPLearn-Focus, LLC v. Microsoft Corp. On August 24, 2016, Amici filed an unopposed motion for leave to file the above amicus-curiae brief in IPLearn-Focus, LLC v. Microsoft Corp., No. 2015-1863 (Fed. Cir.)
Brief of Amicus Curiae NYIPLA in Support of Neither Party, Lee v. Tam (U.S. November 21, 2016)
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ARE Patent Law Alert: In Bascom v AT&T, the Federal Circuit Continues to Find Computer-Implemented Claims to be Patent-Eligible under Step Two of the Alice Test
Just over a month after it confirmed in Enfish that not all computer-implemented patents are directed to an abstract idea under step one of the Alice test (as we previously reported here), the Federal Circuit continued the trend of finding computer-implemented claims to be patent-eligible in Bascom Global Internet Servs., Inc. v. AT&T Mobility LLC, […]
Brief of Amicus Curiae NYIPLA in support of Neither party, MCM Portfolio LLC v. Hewlett-Packard Co. (U.S. May 31, 2016)
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ARE Patent Law Alert: In Enfish v. Microsoft, the Federal Circuit Recognizes Limits on Alice as Applied to Computer Software
As previously reported, since the Supreme Court’s decision in Alice v. CLS, many lower courts and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) have overzealously applied that decision to improperly invalidate patents on the grounds that they are not patent-eligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101. See, e.g., Time to Correct Section 101 Patent-Eligibility Law in the U.S., LawyerIssue, April […]
Brief Of Amici Curiae, NYIPLA In Support Of Neither Party, Star Athletica, L.L.C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc., et al. (U.S. July 22, 2016)
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IPWATCHDOG turns to Partner, Charles R. Macedo, for comments on Cuozzo Oral Arguments
– IPWatchdog.com, May 4, 2016 On Monday, April 25, 2016, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Cuozzo Speed Technologies v. Lee, the first case in which the Supreme Court will decide issues relating to inter partes review (IPR) proceedings conducted by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States […]
In the Press: IP Law 360 Reports, “Macy’s Earns Partial Win Over Accused TM Infringer”
Macy’s Earns Partial Win Over Accused TM Infringer By Vin Gurrieri Law360, New York (February 3, 2016, 5:53 PM ET) — Macy’s has won a ruling from a California federal judge that eight trademarks it accused a company that revives defunct but well-known brands of infringing are valid and that a likelihood exists that customers […]
Brief Of Amici Curiae, Versata Development Group, v. SAP America, Inc. and SAP AG, and Under Secretary Of Commerce For Intellectual Property And Director of the United States Patent And Trademark Office (U.S. April 14, 2016)
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