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Michaels on Abstract Innovation, Virtual Ideas, and Artificial Legal Thought @UHLAW

Andrew C. Michaels, University of Houston Law Center, is publishing Abstract Innovation, Virtual Ideas, and Artificial Legal Thought in volume 14 of the Maryland Journal of Business & Technology Law. Here is the abstract. In a culture of tech-triumphalism, it … Continue reading

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Revised Patent Eligibility Guidance Effectively Defines What is an Abstract Idea

In essence, by narrowly identifying certain subject matter groups as being those that properly qualify for characterization as abstract ideas the USPTO is effectively defining what is and what is not an abstract idea, thereby filling a void intentionally left … Continue reading

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Abstract Aerial Photographs Reveal the Beauty of Meandering Waterways

Colassal: “The project Water.Shapes.Earth uses aerial photography and storytelling to bring an understanding to the complex and diverse ways water inhabits our planet, from a radioactive water pond in Huelva, Spain to mud volcanoes in Azerbaijan. The images provide an … Continue reading

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More Abstract Ideas for the PTO’s Hopper

ASGHARI-KAMRANI V. UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (Fed. Cir. 2018) Today the Federal Circuit issued three parallel decisions all stemming from the patent case brought by Asghari-Kamrani. The first two decisions affirm the E.D.Va. judgment-on-the-pleadings.  In those cases, the district court held … Continue reading

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Abstract claim of lost goodwill isn't irreparable injury

AFL Telecommunications LLC v. Surpluseq.com, Inc., Tech Sales, LLC2011 WL 4102214 (D. Ariz.) Same court, same gray market issue, different defendant, somewhat different result. To recap, AFL is the exclusive authorized seller of Fujikura fusion splicers in North America. Defendants … Continue reading

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