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Intellectual Property

Oct. 7, 2014

Patent lawsuits in greater danger following Supreme Court ruling

Following a June U.S. Supreme Court decision on the limits of patent eligibility on software and computer-related technology, district judges seem to be more open to invalidating overly broad patents at an early stage of the case.


By Kevin Lee


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Following a June U.S. Supreme Court decision on the limits of patent eligibility on software and computer-related technology, district judges seem to be more open to invalidating overly broad patents at an early stage of the case.


Since the court's unanimous ruling, there have been at least 10 decisions that struck down patents under a federal law that bars laws of nature and abstract ideas f...

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