In an unprecedented move, over 60 business leaders from all over the world gathered at the WTO on May 30 as part of the Trade Dialogues event. Business leaders encouraged the WTO to address a variety of issues including electronic commerce, rules to better facilitate services and investment flows, support for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, … Continue Reading
In yet another significant development at the ITC on Section 101 issues, the Commission has ordered an early hearing in a newly-instituted Section 337 investigation as to whether the asserted claims of the sole patent-in-suit recite patent-eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The case—Certain Portable Electronic Devices and Components Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-994—involves, according to … Continue Reading