Intellectual Property Directions

Tick-Tock, The Slow Patent Examination Clock

Bruce — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:51:57 +0000

Dennis Crouch, a associate professor of law at University of Missouri has compiled a table of the time to first office action for a variety of technology centers. That is, how long does it take the patent office to get back to you with their (no doubt obviousness-based) rejection of most or all of your claims. For the technology [...]

Some Software Vendors Don’t Get It

Bruce — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:32:34 +0000

I don’t usually comment on licenses (I care more about technology issues than business deals) and I’m even less interested in the software licenses in shrink-wrapped retail software. But last week I came across a software license that is so egregious in its terms, that so exceeds any logical relationship with its customers, that it almost [...]

eWeek commentary on “in re Bilski”

Bruce — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:04:31 +0000

Thought I’d pass along a link to eWeek contributor Jim Rapoza’s commentary on the “in re Bilski” ruling. While Jim conflates trolls, obviousness, and the real topic of Bilski (business methods/software), it’s still worth a quick read.