The U.S. patent system is once again coming under scrutiny for its vague definition of what can be patented. On Feb. 8, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit revisited CLS Bank ...

The ongoing argument over patents in the software industry revolves around the distinction between physical inventions that use software — such as a car braking system — and pure software.

High court requests solicitor general's views on whether an invention revealed in a patent claim specification—but not the claims themselves—can invalidate a future patent.

With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court on Monday will explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal ...

For example, the new provision retains the existing notion of “public use” and “on sale” under current law; however, a key difference is that the one year grace period of current law will ...

The largest patent non-aggression community, Open Invention Network broadens its Linux System definition to cover additional open-source and cloud-networking programs.

Tomotoshi Shimano of Shiga International Patent Office examines the implications of recent High Court decisions relating to the interpretation of ‘working of a patented invention’ ...