Welcome to Skilled in the Art. I’m Law.com IP reporter Scott Graham. There are appellate arguments where judges try to subtly signal their positions in the most nuanced way possible. And then there are times they just drop all the pretense and tell you exactly what they think. Trading Technologies v. IBG from the Federal Circuit is one of the latter, and I have details below. Also, United for Patent Reform is not buying into the Andrei Iancu patent revolution, and one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent voices in the patent arena is moving in house. As always you can email me your thoughts and follow me on Twitter.


Tell Us How You Really Feel About Section 101, Your Honors

We already know from his concurring opinions what Judge Bob Mayer thinks about the state of patent eligibility case law. He’s said repeatedly that the Supreme Court’s Alice decision should have been the death knell for all software patents.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]