We would like to invite you to attend the forthcoming UK Internet Governance Forum (UK IGF) meeting on 3 February.

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In “BMC Resources, Inc. v. Paymentech, L.P.”, 498 F.3d 1373, 1378-79 (Fed. Cir. 2007), the Federal Circuit held that direct infringement of a method claim requires a single party to perform every step of the claimed method.

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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director David Kappos recently announced changes to the examiner count system that will likely impact examination time frames for requests for continued examination (RCE).

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As many patent practitioners are doubtless aware, there is substantial redundancy in the prosecution of patent applications around the world.

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The High Court in the recent case of “The Codemasters Software Co. Ltd v Automobile Club De L’Ouest [2009] EWHC 2361″ construed an indemnity clause against third party claims in a license agreement in favour of the licensee, a computer games company.

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