On May 6, 2021 from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. CT, the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) is hosting a panel discussion focusing on topics related to Section 101.  A selection of topics will be discussed.  The panel is being moderated by A. Christal Sheppard Professor, University of Nebraska College of Law, Distinguished

Checksum Ventures, LLC v. Dell Inc., No. 18 C 6321, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Sep. 30, 2019) (Dow, J.).

Judge Dow granted defendant Dell’s Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss plaintiff Checksum’s patent as invalid as unpatentable pursuant to 35 U.S.C. Section 101, with leave to amend in this patent dispute regarding

Lecat’s Ventriloscope v. MT Tool & Mfg., No. 16 C 5298, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Nov. 20, 2018) (Castillo, C.J.).

Chief Judge Castillo granted in part each parties’ cross-motion for summary judgment in this patent case involving a training system for ausculation – the act of listening to sounds within the body to diagnose

Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), along with Reps. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), and Steve Stivers (R-Ohio), have unveiled a bipartisan and bicameral framework on Section 101 patent reform. The framework, released last week, is short – only one page – but the intent is clear: temper the Section 101-based rejections