– 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 section… [read post]

Copyright Office: Jacqueline CharlesworthMichelle ChoeRegan SmithCy DonnellySteve RuheJohn RileyStacy Cheney (NTIA) Proposed Class 2: Audiovisual works – educational uses – primary and secondary schools (K-12)This proposed class would allow kindergarten through twelfth-grade educators and students to circumvent access controls on lawfully made and acquired motion pictures and other audiovisual works for educational purposes. [read post]