Alan Macek of IPPractice.ca reports: “Amazon.com filed its Responding Memorandum of Fact and Law earlier this week (PDF available) in the proceeding on patentable subject matter at the Federal Court…
Category: Electronic Processes
The Structure of the Law of Patentable Subject Matter
Professor Siebrasse is a Professor of Law at the University of New Brunswick. His patent law blog is Sufficient Description. The turn to policy in legal analysis that began with…
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Real issue with Amazon's 1-Click patent is business method patentability, not prior art
Kevin Osborne is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and is taking the Patent Law course. Earlier this month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) confirmed Amazon.com’s…
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IP and its crucial role in start-ups
Virgil Cojocaru is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. These days governments are funding private sector enterprises. The public purse is increasingly used to aid businesses. However, many…
Digital Books for Patent Prosecution?
Although copyright issues have consumed the spotlight when it comes to Google Books, a recent thread has suggested that this feature may be of great use when it comes to…
Patent Office Finds Voice, Calls for Software Patent Sanity
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has begun to adopt a more strict stance towards software patents. The USPTO, while not having yet called for the elimination of software…