Lawrence A. Larose and Samuel S. Kohn, partners at Winston & Strawn, write: On April 26, 2010, Judge Bruce Markell of the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada issued an extraordinary opinion ...

“Obtaining a U.S. software patent is easier today than it was just a year ago, but still harder than it was five or ten years ago. These seven ‘lighthouse’ cases contain critical lessons for drafters ...

“From a drafting standpoint, the lesson here for patent practitioners is simple. Just because your claim is long does not mean that it will be patent eligible.” On March 30, Judge Sean D. Jordan of ...