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ArcelorMittal v AK Steel

ARCELORMITTAL, ARCELORMITTAL ATLANTIQUE ET LORRAINE, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. AK STEEL CORPORATION, SEVERSTAL DEARBORN, INC., WHEELING-NISSHIN INC., Defendants-Appellees Case No. 2016-1357 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware Decided: May 16, 2017 This dispute between the parties made its third appearance before the Federal Circuit. The Court affirmed the grant of summary […]
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Mentor v Synopsys

MENTOR GRAPHICS v. EVE-USA, INC., SYNOPSYS EMULATION AND VERIFICATION S.A.S, SYNOPSYS, INC. 2015-1470, 2015-1554, 2015-1556  Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon  Decided: March 16, 2017 This lengthy opinion addresses: whether substantial evidence existed to support a jury’s infringement verdict; assignor estoppel; indefiniteness; eligible subject matter; preclusion of evidence of […]
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Patent your Software

Patent your Software ? Originally posted at Charleston Digital Corridor Case study:  Enfish, LLC v. Microsoft Corporation You may be able to patent your software after all Mark Twain famously said “The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” The same may be true of patents on software. After the Supreme Court’s holding in […]
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