Guitar not-so-Heroic
3.13.08 •Gibson is suing Activision for infringing their 1999 patent 5,990,405, entitled “System and Method for Generating and Controlling a Simulated Musical Concert Experience.”
Senator Takes an Interest in Patent Law… or Money?
2.22.08 •Why slug it out in court when you can obtain Congressional immunity? Wave the magic 9/11 wand, and your patent problems will disappear.
Senate Judiciary’s Draft Report on Patent Reform
1.25.08 •The Senate Judiciary Committee recently released a draft report on the status and amendments to the Senate version of the Patent Reform bill, otherwise known as S. 1145.
Claims and Continuations Q & A with Linda Thayer
1.21.08 •Aaron Capron interviews Linda J. Thayer, of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, regarding the injunction of the new claims and continuation rules.
SCU Computer and High Tech Law Journal Website
1.8.08 •The Santa Clara Computer and High Tech Law Journal launched a completely rebuilt website, and already have four years of archived issues available as PDFs.
Gone for the Holidays
12.5.07 •The District Court and In the News blogs will be out for finals and the subsequent holidays. We’ll see you again in January. Happy Holidays!
Snickers for GSK, Candy Corn for the PTO
11.2.07 •GlaxoSmithKline wins a preliminary injunction to stop the implementation of the PTO’s new claims and continuation rules.
The Opposition to Patent Reform Grows
10.29.07 •Not all tech companies are in lock step with each other in the patent reform debate, as the Innovation Alliance has shown.