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Robert Plotkin Quoted on Bilski Business Method Patent Case
Attorney
Robert Plotkin has been quoted in National Magazine, the magazine of the Canadian Bar Assocation, on the
impact of the recent In re Bilski decision
on business method and software patents in the U.S. and internationally. In the article, Attorney Plotkin notes that the court in Bilski
did not hold that software is not patentable, despite some press coverage of
the case to the contrary. Instead, he points out that the patent claim at
issue in the Bilski case said
nothing about a computer and that the court explicitly stated in its decision
that it was not deciding
whether software was patentable.
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Robert Plotkin's Book on the Automation of Invention to be Published on May 1
Robert Plotkin's book, The Genie in the Machine: How Computer-Automated Inventing is Revolutionizing Law and Business,
is scheduled to be published by Stanford University Press on May 1, 2009.
The Genie in the
Machine is the first book to explain how computers are
being used to automate the process of invention and to lay out strategies that inventors,
high-tech businesses, consumers, and patent professionals can use to leverage
"artificial invention" technology to their best
advantage.
The book is already receiving
advance praise from a wide range of circles. MIT Computer Science Professor Hal
Abelson says:
"We've entered the Artificial
Invention Age, where programs can automatically synthesize new product designs
given only a description of what's required. What's the invention here? Is it
the new design? The program? The requirements? And which of these should be
patentable? The Genie
in the Machine lays out the choices for patent and
invention policy with compelling clarity. It's an essential roadmap for anyone
concerned with the future of innovation."
And bestselling business author Dan
Pink has this to say about The Genie in the
Machine:
"In this provocative and important
book, Robert Plotkin offers a fascinating look at the future of invention.
The Genie in the
Machine belongs on every innovator's
bookshelf."
For more information about
The Genie in the
Machine, and to pre-order the book through Amazon.com,
please visit the book's home page. |
Robert Plotkin, P.C. Helps Litigators Handle Software Patent Cases
If you are a litigator who handles
intellectual property cases, you know that taking on a litigation involving a
patent on software, hardware, or Internet technology requires expertise in both
computer science and computer-related patents. Robert Plotkin, P.C. can provide
you with that expertise on an as-needed basis. Read more about our services for litigators . . . |
