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From Alice To Bob: The Patent Eligibility Of Blockchain In A Post-Cls Bank World, Antonio M. Dinizo Jan 2018

From Alice To Bob: The Patent Eligibility Of Blockchain In A Post-Cls Bank World, Antonio M. Dinizo

Journal of Law, Technology, & the Internet

Every year the World Economic Forum publishes a list of the top ten emerging technologies. This list of breakthrough technologies has included 3-D printing, self-healing biomimicry materials, and human microbiome therapeutics. In 2016, the financial technology Blockchain dominated the list. Over $1 billion was invested into Blockchain technology and major financial firms are actively exploring Blockchain innovation.

As innovators enter the Blockchain space, they have pushed for patent protection. This Note examines whether Blockchain is patent eligible. Patent eligibility for business methods and software patents is determined under the Supreme Court’s holding in Alice v. CLS Bank. The first section …


Legal Forms And The Common Law Of Patents, Craig Allen Nard Jan 2010

Legal Forms And The Common Law Of Patents, Craig Allen Nard

Faculty Publications

The question of institutional choice is important in all areas of the law, but particularly in the context of patent law with its divergent stakeholders, decentralized variance among industries regarding how the patent system is viewed and relied upon, and a persistent focus on reform in recent years. For over two hundred years, the courts have been the dominant force in the development of patent law. It should therefore come as no surprise to learn that a significant portion of American patent law, including some of the most important and controversial patent law doctrines, is either built upon judicial interpretation …


Constitutionalizing Patents: From Venice To Philadelphia, Craig Allen Nard, Andrew P. Morriss Jan 2006

Constitutionalizing Patents: From Venice To Philadelphia, Craig Allen Nard, Andrew P. Morriss

Faculty Publications

Patent law today is a complex institution in most developed economies and the appropriate structure for patent law is hotly debated around the world. Despite their differences, one crucial feature is shared by the diverse patent systems of the industrialized world even before the recent trend toward harmonization: modern patent regimes include self-imposed restrictions of executive and legislative discretion, which we refer to as "constitutionalized" systems. Given the lucrative nature of patent monopolies, the long history of granting patents as a form of patronage, and the aggressive pursuit of patronage in most societies, the choice to confine patents within a …


Comment: Exactly Backwards: Exceptionalism And The Federal Circuit, R. Polk Wagner Jan 2004

Comment: Exactly Backwards: Exceptionalism And The Federal Circuit, R. Polk Wagner

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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Comment: Experiments After The Federal Circuit, John F. Duffy Jan 2004

Comment: Experiments After The Federal Circuit, John F. Duffy

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Judicial Constellations: Guiding Principles As Navigational Aids, Honorable Paul Michel Jan 2004

Judicial Constellations: Guiding Principles As Navigational Aids, Honorable Paul Michel

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Federal Circuit: A Continuing Experiment Specialization, Rochelle Cooper Dreyfuss Jan 2004

The Federal Circuit: A Continuing Experiment Specialization, Rochelle Cooper Dreyfuss

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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The Law, Technology And The Arts Symposium: The Past, Present And Future Of The Federal Circuit - Introduction, Gerald Korngold Jan 2004

The Law, Technology And The Arts Symposium: The Past, Present And Future Of The Federal Circuit - Introduction, Gerald Korngold

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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Achieving The Benefits Of A Centralized Community Patent System At A Minimal Cost, Seth Cannon Jan 2003

Achieving The Benefits Of A Centralized Community Patent System At A Minimal Cost, Seth Cannon

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

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A Problematic Pat On The Back For The Pto: Dickinson V. Zurko, Jeffrey C. Metzcar Jan 2000

A Problematic Pat On The Back For The Pto: Dickinson V. Zurko, Jeffrey C. Metzcar

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Protecting Reliance On The Patent System: The Economics And Equities Of Intervening Rights, Jonathan A. Platt Jan 1997

Protecting Reliance On The Patent System: The Economics And Equities Of Intervening Rights, Jonathan A. Platt

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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Building A Better Mouse--And Patenting It. Altering The Patent Law To Accommodate Multicellular Organisms, Marsha L. Montgomery Jan 1990

Building A Better Mouse--And Patenting It. Altering The Patent Law To Accommodate Multicellular Organisms, Marsha L. Montgomery

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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The Limitation Of Copyright And Patents By The Rules For The Free Movement Of Goods In The European Common Market, Valentine Korah Jan 1982

The Limitation Of Copyright And Patents By The Rules For The Free Movement Of Goods In The European Common Market, Valentine Korah

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

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Chemical Obviousness And 35 U.S.C. 103, Michael Willis Vary Jan 1981

Chemical Obviousness And 35 U.S.C. 103, Michael Willis Vary

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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Federal Preemption Of State Trade Secret Law: Existing Theories And A Proposed Solution, Howard Bregman Jan 1973

Federal Preemption Of State Trade Secret Law: Existing Theories And A Proposed Solution, Howard Bregman

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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Invalid Patents: Removing Statutory Protection From Improperly Granted Monopolies, Stuart A. Laven Jan 1970

Invalid Patents: Removing Statutory Protection From Improperly Granted Monopolies, Stuart A. Laven

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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Recent Decisions: Patents - Validity Of Letters Patent - Licensee Estoppel To Dispute Validity [Lear, Inc. V. Adkins, 395 U.S. 653 (1969)], James M. Stephens Jan 1970

Recent Decisions: Patents - Validity Of Letters Patent - Licensee Estoppel To Dispute Validity [Lear, Inc. V. Adkins, 395 U.S. 653 (1969)], James M. Stephens

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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Recent Decisions: Patents--Process Claims--Rejection As Being A Function Of The Apparatus [Noyd V. Bond, 402 F.2d 441 (10th Cir. 1968), Cert. Granted, 37 U.S.L.W. 3259 (U.S. Jan. 21, 1969) (No. 830)], Stuart A. Laven Jan 1969

Recent Decisions: Patents--Process Claims--Rejection As Being A Function Of The Apparatus [Noyd V. Bond, 402 F.2d 441 (10th Cir. 1968), Cert. Granted, 37 U.S.L.W. 3259 (U.S. Jan. 21, 1969) (No. 830)], Stuart A. Laven

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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Comments And Observations On Res Judicata And Patent Law, Ronald P. Kananen Jan 1966

Comments And Observations On Res Judicata And Patent Law, Ronald P. Kananen

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Capital Gains Treatment Of Patent Transfers, David R. Williams Jan 1966

Capital Gains Treatment Of Patent Transfers, David R. Williams

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Doctrine Of Inventorship: Its Ramifications In Patent Law, Edward G. Greive Jan 1966

The Doctrine Of Inventorship: Its Ramifications In Patent Law, Edward G. Greive

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Patent Misuse Before And After Section 271, William N. Hogg Jan 1959

Patent Misuse Before And After Section 271, William N. Hogg

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Practice Of Expired Patents, Karl A. Limbach Jan 1957

Practice Of Expired Patents, Karl A. Limbach

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.