Federal Circuit Rules That Muscle Magazine Ad Invalidates Patent (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Federal Circuit Rules That Muscle Magazine Ad Invalidates Patent (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance)
The Federal Circuit has upheld a lower court ruling that a muscle magazine ad about a bodybuilding supplement rendered the underlying patent obvious and invalid. The decision upheld an Eastern District of Texas ruling that seven of the patent’s claims were invalid because the invention “was disclosed in a printed publication before the critical date.”
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Federal Circuit Rules That Muscle Magazine Ad Invalidates Patent (Law.com)
Federal Circuit Rules That Muscle Magazine Ad Invalidates Patent (Law.com)
The Federal Circuit has upheld a lower court ruling that a muscle magazine ad about a bodybuilding supplement rendered the underlying patent obvious and invalid. The decision upheld an Eastern District of Texas ruling that seven of the patent’s claims were invalid because the invention “was disclosed in a printed publication before the critical date.” The appeals court found that a person with …
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Microsoft tries to patent sparkline infographics (Geek.com)
Microsoft tries to patent sparkline infographics (Geek.com)
Like any large company, Microsoft s no stranger to frivolous patent filings, either for questionably vague technological advancements or for inventions that should rightfully be credited to other individuals. That said, they seem to be on a roll lately. Just a few weeks ago, in fact, Microsoft attempted to patent a type of sudo command, despite [...]
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