Patent & IP news for August 3, 2016

PwC Report: 2017 Will Be Year of Equilibrium for Medical Costs from www.patentdocs.org

By Donald Zuhn –- A report issued by PwC's Health Research Institute (HRI) in June projects next year's medical cost trend (i.e., the projected percentage increase in the cost to treat patients) to ...

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E-Commerce Fraud Prevention Patent Likely Unpatentable Under 35 U.S.C. § 101 from docketreport.blogspot.com

The Board granted institution of covered business method review of a patent directed to fraud prevention in e-commerce transactions under 35 U.S.C. § 101. "The [challenged] patent . . . [provides] a system and method for verifying ...

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VirnetX loses in Texas in Apple case from ipbiz.blogspot.com


From CNET, on the voiding of a verdict for VirnetX of $625.6 million against Apple :


US District Judge Robert Schroeder in Tyler, Texas, who voided the verdict, said combining two lawsuits into a single ...

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Three timely events kick-off September IP conference season from ipcloseup.wordpress.com

September is back-to-school for kids and for the IP rights followers it is back to keeping up with the many changes in the law and value. At least three conferences – in New York, Silicon Valley ...

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