I recently read an interesting article (http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20121116-phone-patents-an-absurd-battle/print) regarding just how many mobile device patent applications there currently are, and difficulty that the quantity of mobile patent applications create. The article estimates that there are about ¼ of a million active patents in the united states that have relevance to the mobile applications.  The article further [...]

OVERVIEW: This case deals with the limits on standing to bring a Walker Process antitrust lawsuit. A Walker Process antitrust lawsuit can be brought when a party procured a patent through intentional fraud, and uses the patent to create a monopoly on the patented technology. The question in this case is directed towards whether a [...]

Does the American Invents Act that goes into effect in spring 2013 favor large companies or start-ups/inventors? The most crucial consequence of the America Invents Act is that the United States is moving from a first to invent rule (current US standard) to a first to file rule (current standard everywhere else).  Essentially, this act [...]

Overview: Microsoft was recently sued by Surfcast under the theory of patent infringement based on the new tile layout of window 8 devices. Below is one of the claims likely to be in question during litigation, and my initial thoughts as a patent attorney regarding the case. Representative claim: 1. A method executed by a [...]