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Peer-To-Patent Quietly Shuts Down
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| And yet... the entire program apparently shut down last month and almost no
| one noticed (thanks to Eric Goldman for sending this over). They claim that
| the program is being "reviewed," but no more patents are being accepted into
| the program, and the few that are already in are expected to be finished in
| the next few months.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090709/1907055504.shtml
Recent:
Court to rule on “methods” patents
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| In the ruling, the Court decided unanimously that the Sixth Circuit Court had
| improperly “derailed” an Ohio state court’s consideration of a claim by a
| death row inmate that he is mentally retarded, and thus cannot be executed.
| The Circuit Court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote in Bobby v. Bies
| (08-598), was wrong in issuing a habeas ruling that inmate Michael Bies’
| retardation had already been established. Bies must pursue that claim in a
| pending state court case, the Justices concluded.
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| In an unsigned (”per curiam”) opinion, the Court by a 7-2 vote overturned a
| $5 million jury verdict in favor of a railroad employee who had work-related
| brain damage and lung diseases after prolonged exposure to a toxic chemical
| in the workplace. The Court found that the jury should have been instructed
| on what the worker must prove to show a genuine fear that he would someday
| develop cancer. The ruling came in CSX Transportation v. Hensley (08-1034).
| Justices Ginsburg and John Paul Stevens dissented.
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http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/court-to-rule-on-patent-dispute/
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