Software Claims Failed Alice Step One Where Purported Improvements Were Not Claimed
TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY v. GEN DIGITAL INC. Before Dyk, Prost, and Reyna. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Summary: Software claims were directed...
Jonathan Menkes Comments on UGG Trade Dress Ruling in World Trademark Review
Knobbe Martens Sports and Gaming Practice co-chair Jonathan Menkes was recently quoted in World Trademark Review discussing a U.S. district court decision finding that certain UGG boot designs lack protectable...
Corresponding Structure for a Means-Plus-Function Limitation Need Only Perform the Claimed Function, Not Other Unclaimed Functions
Richard Gramm, et al. v. Deere & Company Before Lourie, Reyna, and Cunningham. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa Summary: Disclosure of an additional function...