Blog Posts tagged 'cyberlaw'

The Beginning of the End? USPTO vs. Software patents

ophir@patentim.com — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:00:00 +0100

Prof. John F. Duffy analyses at Patently-O the probable position of the USPTO towards software patents as presented in a series of cases. Specifically, patentable subject matter must result in a physical transformation of an article that is tied to a particular machine. A general purpose computer may probably not be regarded as a particular machine, and data structures and numbers (e.g. webpage rankin [...]

A growing awareness in China for the need to protect virtual property by law

eyval@patentim.com — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:28:28 +0100

A Chinese court has found a man guilty of stealing online game identities and using them to gain virtual possessions in an online multiplayer historical quest game.

The growing number of virtual property disputes in china has led to a call to legislate more concrete virtual property laws. The need for proper virtual property laws has also arised because of the Chinese government intention to create a massive virtual world network in order to promote Chinese business [...]

10 IP related blog posts of the week

amit@patentim.com — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:10:32 +0100

I'd like to share 10 IP related blog posts that caught my eye in the previous week.

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