Online Resources Corporation v. Joao Bock Transaction Systems, LLC (MLW No. 68591/Case No. 15-1669 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Riley, J.)

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Analysis of intellectual property case damage awards shows big numbers for Monsanto and Missouri law firms.

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The U.S. Supreme Court held last week that some, but not all, computer-implemented software functions are too abstract to qualify for a patent.

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Software developers can’t get a patent simply for taking an abstract idea and implementing it on a computer, the U.S. Supreme Court said, ruling for the first time in decades on protection for software innovation.

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The Washington Redskins football team’s trademark registration for its nickname was canceled by a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office appeals board, limiting the club’s ability to prevent its use by others.

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Most patent lawyers I know disdain the Supreme Court. Monday in a pair of unanimous decisions reversing the Federal Circuit, the Supreme Court made it clear the contempt is mutual.

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A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a closely-watched copyright case involving a classic Hollywood film may have dealt a knockout punch to a commonly used affirmative defense in a much broader range of cases, including patent litigation.

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U.S Supreme Court justices are facing the task of determining whether computer software programs that draw on non-computerized principles— a category that could encompass countless types of programs — are eligible for patents.

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A St. Louis attorney engaged in a linguistics lesson during oral arguments yesterday, with the justices struggling to define when a patent case qualifies as “exceptional.”

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U.S. lawmakers, influenced by companies including Cisco Systems Inc., Eli Lilly & Co. and Qualcomm Inc., are considering the second set of patent-law changes in three years as the courts try to race ahead of Congress.

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The U.S. Supreme Court, in a decision limiting the rights of some patent holders, upheld a $5 million award against a home appliance maker for persuading retailers to sell a copycat version of an SEB SA deep fryer.

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