Mark Bowman

Google’s API Motion To Dismiss Oracle’s Java Copyright Claims Is Defeated

Mark Bowman is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Google’s attempt to dismiss via summary judgment copyright infringement accusations from Oracle against its Java-based Android operating system have failed, with one exception. In a judgment filled with veiled disdain for Google’s motion, the United States District Judge William Alsup found that the main subject matter […]

Ultramercial Patent Appeal Keeps Door Open For Future Software Patents

Mark Bowman is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled in Ultramercial v Hulu that a process displaying copyright media to a user in exchange for displaying an advertisement for a product over the internet is not too abstract to be patented.