The ITC has been a venue of choice for non-practicing entities to assert their patent rights by way of import injunctions. CNET reports that a new pilot initiative launched by the court aims to reduce this practice. The initiative will require companies bringing complaints to demonstrate that they are a... Read More

The Financial Times reports that IV and other patent assertion entities are taking aim at America's big banks. Finance patents too, like business method and software patents, promise to provide ample fodder for the enterprising NPE with banks in its sights. Will their deep pockets and strong desire to stay... Read More

Last week the German parliament passed a joint motion addressing the increasingly severa problem of software patent protection, reports IP Watch. The parliament seeks to eliminate non-copyright intellectual property rights on software, ordering the national intellectual property office to reevaluate its regulations on software patents. Though no reports have been... Read More

In a long-awaited decision, the supreme court has finally issued a ruling striking down the central patented matter in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics. At the heart of the case was whether or not Myriad could patent diagnostic identification of a particular existing mutation in the human genome... Read More

Patently Apple reports that this week's issue of the USPTO Official Gazette included patent 8,459,544 -- "Parental Controls." Though the patent certainly shows a growing interest in mobile payment, the narrow claims and limited applicability don't give too much insight into any upcoming revelations about Apple's product line. The patent... Read More