By Wayne F. Reinke BridgeTower Media Newswires In American Axle, the invention was directed to a method for manufacturing a shaft assembly of a driveline system, historically considered to be patentable subject matter. The first claim addressed included a step ...

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VOIT Technologies, LLC v. Del-Ton, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-002-18, 7 pp.) (Terrence Boyle, J.) 5:17-cv-00259; E.D.N.C. Holding: Plaintiff alleges that defendant’s online shopping portal infringes its patent of “a method of buying and selling an item” through the internet; ...

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Litéra Corp. v. Martinez (Lawyers Weekly No. 020-043-17, 31 pp.) (James Gale, C.J.) 2017 NCBC 34 Holding: All of defendant’s counterclaims depend on her claim that she invented a virtual deal-room technology, Wormhole Computing, so the court lacks subject matter ...

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Mankes v. Fandango, LLC (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-017-17, 13 pp.) (Louise Flanagan, J.) 513-cv-00716; E.D.N.C. Holding: Plaintiff’s “Active Reservation System” patent claims methods for a system to control inventory when goods and services are sold through the Internet and at ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has made it easier for patent holders to collect additional money when someone copies their invention without getting permission or paying for it. The court said in a unanimous ruling Monday that judges have ...

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The North Carolina Biotechnology Center will host a seminar on global patent strategy May 10. The event will start at 4:30 p.m. with a networking hour and last until 7 p.m. at 15 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park. The ...

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A Durham lawyer who has been trying to collect $200,000 for his work on a former client’s patent case has walked away from another court empty-handed. Earlier this month, a three-judge panel for the North Carolina Court of Appeals, in ...

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC clarified the burden-shifting framework for certain types of claims stemming from patent licensing agreements. But patent attorneys remain unsure whether patent licensors and licensees can ...

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WASHINGTON — In a case that could have a significant impact on patent litigation, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seemed disinclined to shift the burden of proof onto patent licensees to prove non-infringement in declaratory judgment actions. During ...

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An inventor-entrepreneur will be able to sue the patent attorneys that he claims botched his application for international patent protection now that the North Carolina Court of Appeals has cleared up a previously unresolved question of state law—but his company will not be able to, which may make it hard for the inventor to win any damages.

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