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Inventor Asks SCOTUS to Consider Patent Eligibility Again, Distinguishing Case from American Axle

IP Watchdog

Neapco just a few days earlier, inventor David Tropp on July 5 again asked the Court to unravel U.S. 208 (2014).”. Despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of the petition in American Axle v. patent eligibility law. 101, as interpreted in Alice Corporation Pty v. 101, as interpreted in Alice Corporation Pty v.

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The Inventive Concept: Unclear Judicial Guidance Causes Frustration for Inventors

LexBlog IP

The Court’s denial of opportunities to clarify this issue has caused American inventors to unreasonably weigh the risk of disclosing their inventions against the uncertainty of acquiring a patent. CLS Bank Int’l , decided in 2014. Unclear rules discourage inventors from disclosing their inventions.

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Amicus Brief Backing Inventor’s Eligibility Petition to SCOTUS Says 101 Exceptions Constitute ‘Judicial Legislation’

IP Watchdog

On August 5, US Inventor and Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund (Eagle Forum ELDF) jointly filed an Amicus Brief supporting inventor David Tropp’s petition for a writ of certiorari to the U.S. 208 (2014).”. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) regarding whether Tropp’s method claims are patent-eligible under 35 U.S.C.

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Jump Rope Company Asks High Court to Weigh in on CAFC Approach to Collateral Estoppel for PTAB Invalidations

IP Watchdog

The inventor of a novel jump rope system (the Revolution Rope), Molly Metz, is petitioning the U.S. 191 (2014); and Grogan v. Supreme Court through her company, Jump Rope Systems, LLC, to seek clarification of the collateral estoppel doctrine as applied by the U.S. Trans Ova Genetics, L.C. Hargis Indus., 138 (2015); Medtronic, Inc.

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Keeping up with Belgian patent litigation: Year case law review 2021

The IPKat

The winds of a busy Belgian court term blows through the IPKat's wild ancestor's mane (c) Christopher Stothers 'Tis the season for a look at the cases that were in 2021 from around Europe and what they mean for the IP litigation themes in those jurisdictions now that the dust has settled in 2022. The decisions we (arbitrarily!)

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Whither goest the patent troll?

The IPKat

The worst of these patent trolls pick up low-quality patents and take advantage of asymmetries in the economics of litigation to make quick cash. If a patent isn't granted after the first application, inventors can just keep filing continuations and motions for reconsideration. Start with the sheer volume of patent applications.

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Safe Skies Eligibility Petition

Patently-O

Back then, eligibility was almost an unknown concept in patent litigation. 208 (2014). David Tropp sued Travel Sentry for patent infringement back in 2006. That was the same year that I first taught a patent law class. The rule of thumb was “anything under the sun, made by man,” and I mean ANYTHING. Tropp Petition.