Bad Day for Bad Patents: U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Strikes Down Abstract Software Patent Resource Type: Article Published: 2014 The U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank today, striking down an abstract software patent. Essentially, the Court ruled that adding “on a computer” to an abstract idea does not make it patentable. Many thousands of software patents — particularly the vague and overbroad patents so beloved by patent trolls — should be struck down under this standard.
A Closer Look at Patent Troll Demand Letters: A Dangerous Problem that Must Be Fixed Resource Type: Article Published: 2013 We've been talking a good deal lately about the promising Innovation Act. And with good reason — it looks like the best chance we've had for real patent reform that would actually help those getting crushed by the patent system. The bill is not perfect, though, and has at least one glaring error: it does not address the serious harm that comes from patent troll demand letters.
Victory: Photo Hobbyist Prevails Over Junk-Patent Bully Sources News Release Resource Type: Article Published: 2015 Patent bully Garfum has abandoned its lawsuit against an online photo hobbyist, just one day after a federal judge set the date for a face-off in court against lawyers for the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).