Another Business process Patent Invalidated Based on Bilski

June 2nd, 2011

Arguing that the claims in the patents Accenture Global Services was trying to enforce contained “abstract ideas” and failed the “machine or transformation” test as file transfers do not transform a physical thing, defendant Guidewire Software has prevailed on Summary Judgment for Invalidity. Read More at the Docket Report. We’ll have a full analysis soon.

Case: Accenture Global Services GmbH, et. al. v. Guidewire Software Inc., 1-07-cv-00826 (DED May 31, 2011, Order) (Robinson, J.)

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You Cannot Serve Both God and Pancakes, con’t. « The Trademark Blog

June 1st, 2011

Thanks to Marty Schwimmer’s The Trademark Blog for keeping an eye on the continuing saga of prayer and pancakes.   It is not as trivial as it sounds, because domains have no class restrictions like trademarks and after so many years, the initials IHOP may have a sound “secondary meaning” claim and need to avoid genericide.  Read the case at:

You Cannot Serve Both God and Pancakes, con’t. « The Trademark Blog.

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