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Biggest IP cases of 2002

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the stuff-that-matters dept.

scubacuda writes "Law.com's article, The Biggest IP Cases of 2002, has a nice summary of some of the intellectual property cases that have caught our attention this last year. Of particular interest to slashdotters: Kelly v. Arriba Soft Corp. (regarding Arriba's visual search engine), Enzo Biochem Inc. v. Gen-Probe Inc. (regarding a gene patent being invalid because it did not meet the written description requirement), an Illinois federal court injunction against Aimster, United States v. Elcom Ltd a/k/a Elcomsoft Co. Ltd. , and Playboy Enterprises Inc. v. Welles (regarding Playmate of the Year, Terri Welles, using Playboy's marks and metatags on her website)."

8 of 101 comments (clear)

  1. Re:somehow.... by BabyDave · · Score: 4, Funny

    Tsk! I'm insulted that you think all slashdotters are porn-obsessed losers. Can't we get away from this sort of stereotype?

    [5 seconds later]

    Of course, it would be unfair not to be fully aware of both sides of the argument, so I'll have to thoroughly inspect her website. Purely for research purposes, you understand ...

  2. Best Slashdotting case of 2002.... by tcc · · Score: 4, Funny


    Put a catchy IP trial header.
    Put it as a Top 10 list of the year
    Mix in Playboy in the summary

    Now that you've got everyone's attention, put one of the top playmates's personnal webpage address, and witness the explosive results :) Man I'd love to see the realtime specs on this one.

    --
    --- Metamoderating abusive downgraders since my 300th post.
  3. My entry for biggest IP by X-BOX+LIVE+DEV+TEAM · · Score: 5, Funny

    156.102.116.238

    *Crosses fingers*

    1. Re:My entry for biggest IP by deblau · · Score: 3, Funny
      156.102.116.238

      You're a terrorist! Trying to get us to DDoS Waste Management, Inc, part of our critical infrastructure!

      OrgName: Waste Management, Inc.
      OrgID: WASTEM-2

      NetRange: 156.102.0.0 - 156.102.255.255
      CIDR: 156.102.0.0/16
      NetName: WMIFTL
      NetHandle: NET-156-102-0-0-1
      Parent: NET-156-0-0-0-0
      NetType: Direct Assignment
      NameServer: ROMULUS.ACXIOM.COM
      NameServer: REMUS.ACXIOM.COM
      Comment:
      RegDate: 1991-12-24
      Updated: 2000-05-31
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      This post expresses my opinion, not that of my employer. And yes, IAAL.
  4. You bastards... by KingAdrock · · Score: 5, Funny

    you've slashdotted Playboy!!!

    1. Re:You bastards... by Cyno01 · · Score: 4, Funny
      someone had better set up a mirror....
      It's called the internet.
      --
      "Sic Semper Tyrannosaurus Rex."
  5. deposit of biological material in public facility by Zombie · · Score: 3, Funny
    In Enzo Biochem Inc. v. Gen-Probe Inc. the court held that deposit of biological material in a public facility may satisfy the written-description requirement of the Patent Act

    Umm... so if I go take a dump in a public toilet, I own a patent on what I 'deposited'...? U.S. Patent law is insane!

  6. Patron saint of open source lives in Springfield by YellowSnow · · Score: 2, Funny

    Mo "Telephone call for IP Freely, IP Freely? IP Freely anyone? Oh dang kids! when I catch them!"