Intellectual Property
Jun. 14, 2013
Patent office makes landmark invalidity ruling
In the first ruling of its kind, a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office board created by the 2011 patent reform law has ruled that a software company's patent is invalid, a decision which may allow SAP AG to avoid a $391 million award.
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By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In the first ruling of its kind, a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office board created by the 2011 patent reform law has ruled that a software company's patent is invalid, a decision which may allow German conglomerate SAP AG to avoid a $391 million award.
The Patent Trial Appeal Board is one of several new patent review procedures that started in September as part...
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