Mark J. DiPietro Has Joined PDSD

Mark DiPietro has recently joined Pauly, DeVries Smith & Deffner, LLC. Mark brings over 30 years of experience as a patent attorney helping clients reach their business objectives. Read more about Mark here.

Jennifer J. Huang Has Joined PDSD

Jennifer Huang has recently joined Pauly, DeVries Smith & Deffner, LLC. Jennifer is an electrical engineer and a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School. Read more about Jennifer here.

U.S. Supreme Court Grants Writ of Certiorari in Bilski Case

On June 1st, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a petition for a writ of certiorari in the closely watched Bilski patent case. A Federal Circuit decision dated October 30, 2008, interpreted the law regarding patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. 101 in a manner widely viewed to narrow the scope of what can be patented, particularly with respect to methods. Claim 1 of the patent at issue in Bilski is drawn to "A method for managing the consumption risk costs of a commodity sold by a commodity provider at a fixed price...". The Federal Circuit found this claim to be unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. 101, because it did not satisfy the "machine-or-transformation" test.

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