Texts of Technology Cases, Statutes, and Bills

• Federal Judicial Decisions

  Patent Cases
  

  • Amazon.com v. BarnesAndNoble.com - February 14, 2001 - Federal Circuit Vacating PI for "One-Click" Patent
  • Festo - November 29, 2000 - Federal Circuit Severely Restricts Doctrine of Equivalents for Most Claim Amendments
  • E-Data's "Freeny" Patent Lives - November 3, 2000 - Federal Circuit Revitalizes E-Data Patent
  • Seal-Flex v. Athletic Track - April 1, 1999 - Step-Plus Function, According to Judge Rader
  • State Street Bank - July 23, 1998 - Virtually All Software Now Patentable
  • O.I. v. Tekmar - 5/22/97 - CAFC Finds "Definition" to Accomplish Same as Means-Plus-Function, and Discuss Step-Plus-Function
  • Hilton Davis - 3/3/97 - Reversed and Remanded - 3/3/97 - U.S. Supreme Ct. - Doctrine of Equivalence Lives On, but Prosecution History More Important
  • Cole v. Kimberly Clark - 12/6/96 - CAFC Ignores Means-Plus-Function Presumption
  • York - 11/1/96 - CAFC Notes Means-Plus-Function Presumption, but Creates Exception
  • Greenberg - 8/8/96 - CAFC Creates Means-Plus-Function Presumption
  • Vitronics - 7/25/96 - CAFC Provided Roadmap for Claim Construction
  • Zygo CAFC Continues Separate Patentability DOE Defense
  • State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group - 3/26/96 Mass. D.C. Invalidates Software Patent
  • Roton Barrier v. The Stanley Works - CAFC Separate Patentability Holdings Continued
  • National Presto v. The West Bend Company - CAFC Finds Infringement Defendant's Patent Relevant in DOE
  • Hilton Davis - CAFC finds Doctrine of Equivalents a Matter for Jury
  • In re Trovato - CAFC Panel Decision finding Software Invention Unpatentable - Later Vacated & Remanded In Banc
  Copyright Cases
  
  • Napster Loses 9th Circuit Appeal - February 12, 2001
  • Ticketmaster v. Tickets.com - August 10, 2000 - Hyperlinking Okay
  • Tasini v. N.Y. Times - Online Rights Not Automatically Transferred from Authors of Print Works - September 24, 1999
  • BATEMAN 11th Circuit Case Reversing Software Copyright Infringement (12/22/95)
  • BORLAND 1st Circuit Case (Affirmed by Supreme Court) Where LOTUS Loses Menu Copyright
  Trademark Cases
  
  • Playboy v. Welles Playmate Beats Playboy for Right to Use of Playboy Trademarks
  • Playboy v. Netscape & Excite - Keyword Use of Trademarks Okay - June 24, 1999
  • Supreme Court says Color is valid Trademark for Qualitex - 3/28/95
  Other Technology Law Cases
  
  • Georgia Federal District Court Enjoins Georgia Internet Police Law Under First Amendment - 6/20/97 - ACLU v. Miller
  • NY District Court Enjoins State CDA Under Dormant Commerce Clause - 6/20/97 - ALA v. Pataki
  • CDA Found Unconstitutional by U.S. Supreme Court - 6/26/97 - ACLU v. Reno
  • CDA Found Unconstitutional - 6/11/96 - Eastern District of Penn. Court's Decision in ACLU v. Reno

• Federal Statutes, Rules, MPEP, TMEP
  • U.S.P.T.O. Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP), 8th ed.
  • U.S.P.T.O. Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP), 7th ed. (Searchable)
  • U.S. Patent Laws (35 U.S.C.) and Rules (37 C.F.R.)
  • U.S. Copyright Act
  • Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (USPTO)
  • Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (Bitlaw)
  • Goods and Services Classification Index

• Federal Bills
  • "Patent" Bills in U.S. Congress
  • "Copyright" Bills in U.S. Congress
  • "Trademark" Bills in U.S. Congress
  • "Technology" Bills in U.S. Congress
  • "Telecommunication" Bills in U.S. Congress