Vermont Takes A Leap: First State To Pass Law To Combat Patent Trolling

Patent trolls have been in the spotlight of national attention in the past year, as President Obama addressed the problem … Continue Reading

BTLJ Spring Patent Reform Roundup

With spring in the air, it is time to take another look at current news in the world … Continue Reading

Are Human Genes Patentable? A Preview of Association for Molecular Pathology v. USPTO ("The Myriad Case")

On April 15, 2013, the Supreme Court will hear the oral arguments for one of the most highly … Continue Reading

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

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

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