In CLS Bank v Alice (D.D.C. 2011), the District Court for the District of Columbia found four patents (U.S. Patent No. 7149720; U.S. Patent No. 6912510; U.S. Patent No. 5970479; and U.S. Patent No. 7725375) owned by Alice Corporation invalid under 35 U.S.C. Sec. 101. In short, the district court found that the “heart” of… Continue reading US District Court Judge Applies Bilski to Invalidate Computer System Claims

Delhi sessions court slaps ₹25,000 fine on shopkeeper for using plastic bags and flouting Delhi govt's notification on prohibiting their use. "It is not that the respondent (shopkeeper) was using the plastic bag on the day of the raid only (he) would have been using the same ever since after the issuance of notification by… Continue reading Shopkeeper Fined ₹ 25K for Supplying Goods in Plastic Bags

Via Public Notice dated 11/03/2011, Indian Trade Marks Office informs general public: The processing of trade mark applications is done electronically and the Examination Report made available to the public on the IPO website. Accepted cases are automatically published in the weekly Trade Marks Journal. Applicant's responses to the examination report are also considered electronically… Continue reading Indian Trade Marks Office Invites Attorneys to File Office Action Responses Electronically

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Micron Technology Inc. (MU) and other memory-chip makers asked a California court to delay a patent-infringement trial versus Rambus Inc. (RMBS) to wait for decisions in related appeals. Rambus, of Sunnyvale, Calif., licenses patented technology that is used to accelerate the performance of memory chips, including products known as dynamic random-access memory,… Continue reading Memory-Chip Makers Ask For Delay In Rambus Patent Trial

My Article on Patent Opposition in India: Recent Trends as published in LAWASIA [December 2010 Edition] A scanned copy of article is uploaded here. To read the article, please click on the images below: Any feedback will be highly appreciated.