Hewlett-Packard Company v Acceleron LLC - Federal Circuit says ‘declaratory judgment jurisdiction’ even if patent holder’s notice avoids phrases like ‘infringement’ and ‘assertion’ (Patents4Life) Except as provided elsewhere, or trumped, I’ll own all the IP – Delaware Chancery Court reminds of risks of wholesale incorporation by reference between separate IP agreements and judicial misreading of patent law: Cepahlon v Johns… [read post]

– unusually entertaining cases before the CAFC: Cornish v Doll (Patently-O) The Independent Inventor’s Handbook (IP Watchdog)   US Patents – Decisions CAFC affirms that patent ownership (and standing) can vest through operation of law: Sky Technologies v SAP AG (Peter Zura's 271 Patent Blog) (Patently-O) (Property, intangible) CAFC en banc: Methods do not have exportable components and therefore method claims cannot be infringed under… [read post]

(IP finance) Patent perishables – The effects on a company’s patent portfolio when it goes bust (IPEG)   Canada Supreme Court rejects application to appeal procedural ruling in copyright case over photos showing marijuana plants growing in the plaintiff’s residence: Agnieska Wojtanowska, et al v Daniel Mustard, et al (Excess Copyright) Federal Court sets high standard of evidentiary detail, reaffirms local… [read post]