http://ipspotlight.com/2010/01/28/uspto-issues-guidance-on-patentability-of-computer-readable-media/ News from the intersection of intellectual property and business law Sun, 20 May 2012 04:02:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://ipspotlight.com/2010/01/28/uspto-issues-guidance-on-patentability-of-computer-readable-media/#comment-3057 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:14:40 +0000 http://ipspotlight.com/?p=786#comment-3057 Are we all just a bunch of scared sheep? The recent rejections of “computer readable medium” claims are in direct contradiction with case law. A computer readable medium is just a way to claim a computer program. It’s no different than an “apparatus” claim or a “method” claim. It’s simply an additional type of claim the courts have sanctioned. Doesn’t the patent office have anything better to do? I guarantee the courts will eventually slap the USPTO upside the head. It’s just a matter of time.

]]> http://ipspotlight.com/2010/01/28/uspto-issues-guidance-on-patentability-of-computer-readable-media/#comment-2408 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:53:54 +0000 http://ipspotlight.com/?p=786#comment-2408 [...] All Things Pros blog and IP Spotlight blog have noted that David Kappos  issued a memo on January 26, 2010 in regard to the patent [...]

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