Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Newegg Patent Case

NormalVisual writes "'It's a really tough time to be a patent owner', said Soverain Software, LLC president Katharine Wolanyk, after the Supreme Court refused to hear their appeal after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit invalidated three of Soverain's shopping cart patents. Soverain had sued Newegg for allegedly infringing the patents in question, and had won in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Newegg later had the decision overturned on appeal, with the court ruling that the patents in question were obvious, and thus invalid."

Nothing is obvious ...

[Anonymous Coward]

... to the District Court in Eastern Texas.

Since I'm in a generous mood...

[fuzzyfuzzyfungus]

In solidarity with Katharine's plight, I've agreed to grant her a limited, nonexclusive, non-transferable right to the use of 'Apparatus and method for implementation of a dimensionally unique violin and play of the same' and ASCAP is offering a generous discount on the usual rate for public performance of the world's saddest song.

Holy Crap! A sensible Supreme Court ruling

[rudy_wayne]

I think monkeys just flew out of my ass.

Re: Abolish software patents

[The Wild Norseman]

All I know is that more than half the time, the screen stops halfway during the slide and it wastes my time and makes the iPhone look and feel shoddy.

"Here at Apple, we care about security. We care so much about security, in fact, that we refuse access to not only thieves and hackers but to our Valued Customers too!"

Re: Abolish software patents

[shentino]

Unfortunately the RIAA has a patent on small violins.

See you in court.

Re: Abolish software patents

[pspahn]

Not on the violins themselves, simply the method required to play one. You can have it sit on your table all you want, but if it plays a tune ...