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Why East Texas Judges Just Gave Patent Holders Incentives To Sue More
Companies...
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| Earlier this year, we noted that the judges in East Texas were actually
| transferring some patent lawsuits out of the court, following a ruling from a
| year ago at the appeals court level (CAFC) telling the district courts to
| move cases to where they were more "convenient." For a few months, however,
| various patent attorneys have been saying to keep watching, and that the
| folks in East Texas, who know they have a good thing going, will come up with
| ways to keep more cases in their favorite courthouse. And... that appears to
| be happening. In a few recent rulings in Marshall, Texas, Judge Ward has
| denied attempts to move the cases to more convenient locations, sometimes
| challenging the question of whether or not they really were more
| convenient -- but the reasoning doesn't pass the sniff test.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090304/0126383984.shtml
More disputes over software patents in Europe and in the US
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| Over the next few months, significant decisions will be made, both in the US
| and in Europe, concerning the patentability of software and of business
| practices, decisions which are already casting shadows. Concluding at the end
| of April, the Enlarged Board of Appeal at the European Patent Office (EPA) is
| conducting a consultation about the patentability of computer programs. The
| board hopes that the consultation will help with the processing of the
| referral by EPA President Alison Brimelow to clarify open questions
| concerning the controversial interpretations of the European Patent
| Convention (EPC). The questions refer to Article 52, which states
| that "programs for computers as such" are not to be regarded as inventions
| and are therefore excluded from patentability.
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http://www.h-online.com/open/More-disputes-over-software-patents-in-Europe-and-in-the-US--/news/112816
Recent:
Some Patent Lawsuits Getting Moved Out Of East Texas
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| However, it does look like the Federal Circuit is at least somewhat paying
| attention to this issue, and recently transferred a patent infringement
| lawsuit out of Marshall, Texas, to Ohio, after noting that Ohio was "far more
| convenient."
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090104/1722453277.shtml
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