Posts Tagged: Hotchkiss v. Greenwood
The Search for the ‘Inventive Concept’ and Other Snipe Hunts
Everybody in the patent world is talking about the latest atrocity from the Federal Circuit known as the American Axle decision, but few actually appreciate the true …
The Death of Invention
George Santayana is attributed with the aphorism: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” This is modern § 101 in a nutshell. Every horror we …
What is a patent and where do patent rights come from?
A patent is a proprietary right granted by the Federal government pursuant to laws passed by Congress. The Congressional power to authorize patents is found in Article …
Challenging Hal Wegner on Patent Law and the Constitution
Typically I let what Hal writes slide off my back because I don't take him seriously. Having said that, the other day he did one of his …