Following Bilski, court upholds validity of patents that meet a “meaningful limits” test By Irina Oberman – Edited by Avis Bohlen H&R Block Tax Services, Inc. v. Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, Inc., No. 608cv37 (E.D. Tex. Feb. 2, 2011) Slip Opinion hosted by 271 Patent Blog Magistrate Judge Love, sitting in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, reconsidered a previous Report and Recommendation in this case, which recommended invalidating two of the plaintiff’s three asserted ... Read More...
New York Appellate Court Rejects Demand for Facebook Records By Irina Oberman – Edited by Ian C. Wildgoose Brown McCann v. Harleysville Ins. Co. of N.Y., No. 10-00612, 1179 (N.Y.A.D. 4 Dept. Nov. 12, 2010) Slip Opinion The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York affirmed the Supreme Court’s denial of defendant’s motion to compel disclosure of photographs on Facebook and defendant’s motion for authorizedaccess to plaintiff’s Facebook account. The Supreme Court had ruled that defendant’s first request was “overly broad,” ... Read More...
