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Intellectual Property Law

2014

Patent Act

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Whodunnit? Divided Patent Infringement In Light Of Akamai Technologies, Inc. V. Limelight Networks, Inc., Mark Tomlinson Nov 2014

Whodunnit? Divided Patent Infringement In Light Of Akamai Technologies, Inc. V. Limelight Networks, Inc., Mark Tomlinson

The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law

This Note provides background information on divided patent infringement in the United States with emphasis on landmark cases and the previous understanding of the Patent Act. Part II provides background information on the underlying controversies and the software at issue in each case. Part III discusses the opinions of the factions of the court, and Part IV dissects the reasoning of each. Part V examines the implications of Akamai on businesses and other method patent holders while acknowledging that the future of the court's holding remains uncertain.

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The "Progress Clause": An Empirical Analysis Based On The Constitutional Foundation Of Patent Law, Lori Andrews May 2014

The "Progress Clause": An Empirical Analysis Based On The Constitutional Foundation Of Patent Law, Lori Andrews

Lori B. Andrews

When the Founding Fathers promulgated the Progress Clause of the U.S. Constitution, they recognized the potential for certain types of patents to impede rather than promote innovation. The drafting of the Patent Act and its interpretation by the U.S. Supreme Court similarly recognized that abstract ideas, laws of nature, and products of nature do not represent patentable inventions and that innovation requires that these tools be available to all researchers. In three recent cases, the Supreme Court has revisited the Progress Clause. Its most recent case on the issue, Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., raises not …

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Myspace, Inc. V. Graphon Corp.: Ignoring The Basic Premise That 101 Must Come Before 102 And 103, Emmanuel A. Fishelman Jan 2014

Myspace, Inc. V. Graphon Corp.: Ignoring The Basic Premise That 101 Must Come Before 102 And 103, Emmanuel A. Fishelman

Journal of Business & Technology Law

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Patent Law Federalism, Paul Gugliuzza Jan 2014

Patent Law Federalism, Paul Gugliuzza

Faculty Scholarship

Most lawsuits arising under federal law can be filed in either state or federal court. Patent suits, however, may be filed only in federal court. Why do patent cases receive exceptional treatment? The usual answer is that federal courts, unlike state courts, provide uniformity and expertise in patent matters. This Article analyzes whether exclusive jurisdiction actually serves those policy aims and concludes that the uniformity-expertise rationale is overstated. If exclusive federal patent jurisdiction is to be justified, attention must also be given to pragmatic considerations, such as the respective quality of state and federal trial courts, the courts’ ability to …

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