Bowman v. Monsanto: Patent Exhaustion and the Self-Replicating Invention

What’s the case about? The Doctrine of Patent Exhaustion holds that the authorized sale of a patented item … Continue Reading

Can the FCC Comply With the President’s Call for Legalization of Cell Phone Unlocking?

On March 4, 2013, the White House officially responded to an online petition calling for the legalization of … Continue Reading

BTLJ Holiday Patent Reform Round Up

We are now in the tail end of the season where millions of America brave wintry weather, TSA … Continue Reading

Apple’s Dispute Over iTunes Data Collection May Have Implications for the Future of Mobile Payments

This post was co-authored by Marion Bergeret, Berkeley Law LL.M. Candidate 2013, and Babak Siavoshy, Teaching Fellow, Samuelson Law, Technology … Continue Reading

Will the New USPTO Administrative Proceedings Solve the Software Patent Problem?

Amidst current discussions on the “problem” posed by software patents, David Kappos, Director of the United States Patent and … Continue Reading

Statutory Damage Awards in High Profile Song-Sharing Cases

The individual defendants in two high profile peer to peer song sharing cases, Capitol v. Thomas-Rasset and Sony v. … Continue Reading