Upon consideration en banc, a majority of the court affirms the district court’s holding that the asserted method and computer-readable media claims are not directed to eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. An equally divided court affirms the district court’s holding that the asserted system claims are not directed to eligible subject matter [...]

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By Donald Zuhn — Today, in Bowman v. Monsanto Co., the Supreme Court determined that the doctrine of patent exhaustion did not permit a farmer who buys patented seeds to repro­duce them through planting and harvesting without the patent holder’s permission, affirming the Federal Circuit’s decision that such activities amount to the creation of a newly infringing article. Writing for a unanimous Court, Justice Kagan begins a concise 10-page opinion by noting that “[u]nder the doctrine of patent exhaustion, the authorized sale of a patented article gives the purchaser, or any sub­sequent owner, a right to use or resell that…
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by Dennis Crouch Bowman v. Monsanto Company (Supreme Court 2013) In a short opinion a unanimous Supreme Court has sided with Monsanto in holding that the doctrine of patent exhaustion “does not permit a farmer to reproduce patented seeds through…
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Today is “Talk Like Top Gun Day.”  It’s a day to celebrate the 80′s classic  film that highlights both the US Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program (SFTI program) and beach volleyball. From the Top Gun Day website: Top Gun Day is May 13th.   What is Top Gun Day?  Well it’s like talk like a pirate [...]

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