Tag: covered business method
Roundup of This Week’s Patent News: August 2 Edition
Good morning! Here’s some patent news from this week. On Tuesday, a whole bunch of prominent companies (many in non-tech industries, like retail and food) sent a letter to Congress encouraging t...
Momentum Increases for Expanding Covered Business Method Review
I’ve told you before why any attempt to deal with patent trolls has to include an expansion of the Covered Business Method (CBM) review program. (Here, here and here.) Short version: This expansion ...
Roundup of This Week’s Patent News: July 26 Edition
Hi readers! Congressional support for patent reform continues to grow. On Monday, Rep. Issa and Rep. Chu introduced the Stopping the Offense Use of Patents (STOP Act). That bill prompted Matt Le...
The STOP Act in the House Looks to Deal With Bad Software Patents
Congress continues to focus on the patent troll problem. Reps. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Judy Chu (D-CA) have just introduced the Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents Act (STOP Act) to expand the Cove...
Concern Trolls “Worry” About Covered Business Method Review
As expected, once some ideas to deal with patent trolls were proposed by the President, the concern trolls came out in force to express “concern” about “uncertainty” and a possible, unexplain...
Roundup of This Week’s Patent News: June 14 Edition
Hi there! No, this week wasn’t quite as eventful as last week. (If you missed the big patent news, check out last week’s roundup.) But we still have some news you don’t want to miss.
First...
How Covered Business Method Review Can Help Beat Back the Trolls
The term “Covered Business Method” seems a bit dry, but if you’re interested in making life tougher for patent trolls you’ll get acquainted with it. Last week, I focused on one of the Obama Ad...