Category Archives: IP-Patents

USA patent no. 6,199,048 (NeoMedia) is weak and harmful to our industry (Part 1)

Posted on March 29, 2009 by ceo | Viewed 4707 times, 1 so far today

As (mobile) technologists we must be aware of and recognize the potential for harm when obvious/weak-patents are granted by the Patent Office. We should be able to trust the patent system, but the system is weak. In particular I am … Continue reading →

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The End of Software Patents?

Posted on July 21, 2008 by ceo | Viewed 996 times

This is big. This very much could mean the end of software patents… See the article The Death of Google’s Patents (Patent Law Blog). From the Patent Law Blog article: If the PTO’s test is followed, the crucial question for … Continue reading →

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On Intellectual Property: obviousness-by-combination

Posted on May 31, 2007 by ceo | Viewed 610 times

New IP could be based on other's prio-art; this actually occurs often. Below is the Forgent v. EchoStar Jury Instructions on Obviousness: “One way to decide whether one of ordinary skill in the art would combine what is described in … Continue reading →

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