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Software Becomes that Much Harder to Patent in the United States

Software Becomes that Much Harder to Patent in the United States

In the recent decision of Bancorp Services v Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has attempted to reconcile the eligibility of software and business process patents with previous decisions from the United States Supreme Court. The holding also makes qualifying patent eligibility in business […]

For (Re)Sale: The ECJ Rules on the Exhaustion of Software Distribution Rights

For (Re)Sale: The ECJ Rules on the Exhaustion of Software Distribution Rights

Early in July, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) came to a decision with regards to the distribution rights retained by a software company. The ruling, resulting from litigation between UsedSoft GmbH and Oracle International Corp., which can be found here, will prove an important one in today’s increasingly digital society.