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High court considers what can qualify for a patent

WASHINGTON Should techniques for training horses be eligible for a patent? What about a system for choosing a jury or fail-proof method for speed dating? Supreme Court justices raised the questions Monday as they struggled to decide what types of ...

From JOELLE TESSLER, San Diego Union-Tribune,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Sonia Sotomayor,  Stephen Breyer,  Barack Obama

Supreme Court looks at patent decisions

WASHINGTON - Should techniques for training horses be eligible for a patent? What about a system for choosing a jury? Supreme Court justices raised the questions yesterday as they struggled to decide what types of inventions should qualify for patent ...

From JOELLE TESSLER, Boston Globe,  9 Nov 2009

US high court considers what qualifies for patent

Skeptical U.S. Supreme Court justices asked Monday whether techniques for speed dating, training horses or choosing a jury should be eligible for patents as the high court struggled to decide what types of inventions should qualify for such ...

From JOELLE TESSLER, Taiwan News,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Supreme Court of the United States,  Sonia Sotomayor,  Stephen Breyer,  Barack Obama

Software cos. eye key patent case in Supreme Court

WASHINGTON 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 protections for software. A ruling that sides with ...

From JOELLE TESSLER, San Diego Union-Tribune,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Intel,  Red Hat, Inc.,  Amazon.com,  Priceline.com

Software companies eye key patent case in Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court today will explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal protections for software. A ruling that sides with ...

From JOELLE TESSLER ASSOCIATED PRESS, The San Jose Mercury News,  8 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Intel,  Amazon.com,  Priceline.com,  Red Hat, Inc.

Software companies eye patent case in high court

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 protections for software. A ruling that sides with the ...

From JOELLE TESSLER, Taiwan News,  8 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Intel,  Red Hat, Inc.,  Amazon.com,  Priceline.com

Patent case before Supreme Court could have major implications for software

Software cos. eye key patent case in Supreme Court WASHINGTON — 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 ...

From JOELLE TESSLER, Simple Thoughts,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Alinghi,  IBM,  BMW Oracle Racing,  Red Hat, Inc.

Google Voice service blocks fewer than 100 numbers

The company made the disclosure in a letter to the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC opened an inquiry into call blocking by Google Voice earlier this month after AT&T Inc. complained that the service restricts calls to rural communities where ...

From JOELLE TESSLER, San Francisco Chronicle,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Federal Communications Commission,  AT&T Inc.

FCC votes to begin crafting ‘net neutrality' rules

F ederal regulators took an important step Thursday toward prohibiting broadband providers from favouring or discriminating against certain kinds of Internet traffic. Despite the concerns of the telecommunications industry and the agency's two ...

From JOELLE TESSLER, Globe and Mail,  22 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Federal Communications Commission,  U.S. Republican Party,  Julius Genachowski,  Comcast,  U.S. Democratic Party

FCC to begin crafting ‘net neutrality’ rules

WASHINGTON - Federal regulators took an important step yesterday toward prohibiting broadband providers from favoring or discriminating against certain kinds of Internet traffic. Despite the concerns of the telecommunications industry and the agency’s ...

From JOELLE TESSLER, Boston Globe,  22 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Federal Communications Commission,  U.S. Republican Party,  Julius Genachowski,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Robert McDowell

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