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HTC Attempts To Speed Through Patent War With Apple

Nora Sleeth is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On September 19, 2011, the England and Wales High Court (Patents Court) rendered its decision related to proceedings launched by Apple against HTC in Germany in July 2011, which claimed infringement of three patents. Two of the claims were brought in Munich and the […]

Apple vs. Samsung: Tech Giants Continue To Trade Jabs In Patent War

Alexander Melfi is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, and is currently enrolled in Professor Ikechi Mgbeoji’s Patents class, in Fall 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. At the last count, the number of lawsuits between Apple and Samsung in […]

Roundup Ready® Soybeans: Patent Exhaustion in Self-Replicating Biotechnologies

Kalen Lumsden is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School.  In Monsanto v. Bowman, No. 2010-1068 , Fed. Cir. 2011., decided September 21, 2011, a farmer appeals an adverse judgment after Monsanto had sued him for patent infringement because he had attempted to exploit a perceived loophole in his licensing agreement. The central issue […]

Halliburton Decision Widens Patentability Of Computer Related Inventions In The UK

Amanda MacNaughton is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, and is currently enrolled in Professor Ikechi Mgbeoji’s Patents class, in Fall 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. Halloween came early for those seeking computer related patents in the UK.  The […]