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Archive for the ‘Patenting Software & Internet Business Methods’ Category
Patent Application filed by Apple for “Chameleonic” Keyboard
Apple is one of the most innovative companies around in this day and age. I find it impressive that in a field that literally changes by the hour, they continue to spearhead inventive, consumer-driven thinking.
Patenting Internet Business Methods – Restricts Polaris Offenders
Patenting Internet business methods have become almost imperative with cases of infringement steadily increasing. In one of the recent encounters in this arena, Marshall, Texas-based Polaris IP LLC alleged Yahoo Inc., AOL LLC, Amazon.com Inc., Borders Group Inc., Google Inc. and IAC/Interactive Corp for violating the patent on its automatic message interpretation and routing system. The patent produced […]
Microsoft Resolves Patent Infringement Case Against Eolas and the University of California
A long-standing patent infringement matter between Microsoft and opponents Eolas and the University of California was settled on August 31, 2007. Eolas launched a claim against Microsoft’s Internet browser Internet Explorer which is said to have violated a patent it held. The dispute revolved around embedding of items within a web page. Microsoft has modified the […]
Internet Patents by IBM Allegedly Infringed by Amazon.com
I As a Florida patent attorney, I find myself regularly following news relating to IBM. Not only is IBM consistently one of the top 10 patent filers in the U.S., but the birthplace of the P.C. was right here in Boca Raton, Florida. In fact, IBM’s main complex was just northwest of Florida Atlantic University […]
Software Patents Granted to HNTB for TrueViz(R) Technology
Software patents have been granted to HNTB by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for parts of its TrueViz(R) Transport software system, adding to the list of software patents. According to www.prnewswire.com HNTB has received exclusive rights to technology for the first time and this has been developed for facilitating its engineering and architecture clients’ projects. TrueViz(R) […]
Internet Patents From Ideaflood Challenged
Internet Patents in the news again.According to a recent press release from Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in their official website www.eff.org, they are set to challenge an allegedly improper Internet patent that is threatening small businesses. Ideaflood is a self-declared ‘intellectual property holding company’ that makes use of Internet subdomain patenting against payment from the website hosting […]
Patenting Business Methods in the News Again
A number of my Florida patenting clients have business patents for innovative marketing methods and other business innovations. In recent years, business method patents issued by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) are forced to meet the raised bars of patentability. NextMark received a patent from USPTO for its series of new techniques the list technology company […]
Music Sharing Software Reaches Patent Pending
A ‘head’s up’ to those interested in patenting in the music industry. Woodstock Systems, LLC has reached patent pending status with breakthrough music sharing software Woodstock PDS. According to an article on www.send2press.com, the New York based software development company has created the first software that combines a full-feature media player together with secure Peer-to-Peer […]
Google Earth Sued for Patent Infringement
To show the importance of exactness in the patent application process, Google Earth is being sued by Skyline Software Systems over subtleties created by minor additions and deletions in the claims section of their patent application. A send2press.com article reports that a federal court judge in Massachusetts has issued a trial schedule and expedited discovery […]
