Insurance and reinsurance companies should be aware of the new Supreme Court decision issued this week which impacts insurer patents and software as they relate to business methods.
Read More Business Methods and Software Patent Eligibility Saved with Bilski Decision
IP Developments
Webinar – Intellectual Property Issues for the Insurance Industry: An International Perspective
By Troutman Pepper Locke on
The Intellectual Property Group of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge is holding a 60 minute complimentary webinar entitled “Intellectual Property Issues for the Insurance Industry: An International Prospective” on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. EST.
Broad New FTC Guidelines for Endorsements and Testimonials Create Risks for Manufacturers, Advertisers, Bloggers and Others
By Troutman Pepper Locke on
New revised Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines for advertisements containing endorsements or testimonials focus attention on “new media” as an advertising venue. The guidelines require transparency and disclosure of any material relationship between the manufacturer and the endorser or poster.
11th Circuit Asks Florida Supreme Court to Decide Whether Liability Policy Covers Injury Caused by Faxing Unsolicited Advertisements
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has asked the Florida Supreme Court to decide if liability insurance policies cover damages for violations of a federal law prohibiting the transmission of unsolicited advertisements by facsimile. …
Read More 11th Circuit Asks Florida Supreme Court to Decide Whether Liability Policy Covers Injury Caused by Faxing Unsolicited Advertisements
Met Life and Bancorp Fight Over Insurance-Related Patents
By Troutman Pepper Locke on
Posted in IP Developments, United States
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. and Bancorp Services LLC are back in the ring again. Bancorp has filed a complaint alleging that MetLife is infringing a patent for a system that administers and tracks the values of insurance policies in separate accounts (U.S. Patent No. 7,249,037).
…
Read More Met Life and Bancorp Fight Over Insurance-Related Patents