STEVEN IVY P.C. -PATENT LAW - The entire tech world seems to be up in arms that the patent office would even consider a patent for what is considered a basic photography technique: shooting photos on a white background and making it look seamless. Although this techni...

STEVEN IVY P.C. - COPYRIGHT LAW - Led Zeppelin is being sued by Randy California (actually a trust representing him), the deceased Spirit guitarist who wrote “Taurus,” the instrumental track that appeared on the band’s 1968 debut album from which the famous chord was a...

STEVEN IVY P.C. - PATENT LAW - Apple accused Samsung of violating patents on smartphone features including universal search, while Samsung denied wrongdoing. A U.S. jury on Friday (2-2-14) ordered Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to pay $119.6 million to Apple Inc, far less...

STEVEN IVY P.C. - PATENT LAW - The U.S. Supreme Court,  which has already heard four patent-related cases this term, will hear two more next week. An underlying question is how to deal with companies that own patents purely to collect royalties without making a product...

STEVEN IVY P.C. - PATENT LAW - The case could make it harder to patent “computer-implemented” business methods, including software. Google, Facebook, Macy’s, and Twitter beg the Court to do so; yet IBM disagrees.  For the common mortal, the case, known as Alice Corp. v...

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