:Craig Thorner and Virtual Reality Feedback Corporation (Appellants, collectively) accused Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC and a number of other Sony entities (Sony, collectively) of infringing claims of U.S. patent no. 6,422,941 (’941 patent) relating to a tactile feedback system for computer video games. [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]