The AmeriKat spent Saturday clearing away her belongings from bookshelves and tables in preparation of the painting that will take place in her flat next week. Readers may recall that in May, her flat was flooded after a neighbor’s pipe burst turning …

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The birth of American Patent LawDuring the Constitutional Convention (picture, left) in 1787, the Founders gave Congress a patent power so that it might “promote the Progress of…useful Arts” (aka the Patent Clause, Copyright Clause or IP Clause – the…

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A couple of weeks ago, the AmeriKat wrote about Justice Kennedy’s majority opinion in the much-awaited Supreme Court case of Bilski v Kappos. A report on Justice Steven’s epic concurring opinion was promised the following weekend, however, following a…

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Machine-or-Transformation TestAgain, the Court of Appeals stated that a process is only patentable if it is (1) tied to a particular machine or apparatus, or (2) it transforms a particular article into a different state or thing. So, with a reminder of…

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The AmeriKat would like to wish you and yours a very Happy Fourth of July!Like many people when the AmeriKat is expecting to hear from someone or about something every e-mail inbox alert and text message beep makes her heart race and her whiskers …

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