3 things you need to know about the SHIELD Act, which aims to make high-tech patent litigation more risky for NPEs *

USA - August 17 2012
On August 1, 2012, a new bill was introduced in the House of Representatives to help protect high-tech companies from frivolous patent lawsuits.

Co-authors: W. Brent Rasmussen .

Ruling makes certain software patent claims ineligible for patent protection *

USA - August 22 2011
In an opinion with potentially far-reaching consequences for the software industry, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found in CyberSource Corp. v. Retail Decisions Inc. that certain software patent claims may be ineligible for patent protection under 35 U.S.C. § 101.

Co-authors: Kenneth D'Alessandro , Michael J. McCue, Tam Thanh Pham.