Federal Circuit Hears Oral Arguments for Myriad Gene Patent Case By Elina Saviharju – Edited by Esther Kang Ass’n for Molecular Pathology v. USPTO, No. 2010-1406 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 4, 2011) Oral Argument Recording The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit heard oral arguments on April 4, 2011, for Ass’n for Molecular Pathology v. USPTO. The court focused on the issues of jurisdiction and patent-eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. §101, although it also briefly addressed the nature of ... Read More...

Federal District Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Contributory Cybersquatting and Contributory Dilution Claims By Elina Saviharju – Edited by Jonathan Allred Microsoft Corp. v. Shah, et al., No. C10-0653 (W.D. Wash. Jan. 12, 2011) Slip opinion hosted by WSJ.com The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff Microsoft’s claims for contributory cybersquatting and contributory dilution as unrecognized by law. Cybersquatting is the practice of registering a domain name similar to a well-known ... Read More...