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Software companies that desire patent protection on their innovations or previously spent considerable effort in procuring patents received good news today.  The Supreme Court in its Bilski opinion today held that business methods and software can be patentable, but Bilski's claims are not.

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EDSA Power Analytics recently received two smartgrid-related patents:

• 7,729,808  System for comparing real-time data and modeling engine data to predict arc flash events; and
• 7,693,608  Systems and methods for alarm filtering and management within a real-time data acquisition and monitoring environment 

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In late February, Motorola filed an ITC Section 337 action against Blackberry maker Research-In-Motion.  On Friday, Research-In-Motion announced that it has ended all worldwide patent disputes with Motorola. 

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The USPTO today proposed a three-track patent examination process.  Further details will be announced in a notice to be published in the Federal Register tomorrow, but preliminary information is available at the USPTO web site:

• Track I:  prioritized examination     
• Track II:  traditional examination under the current procedures
• Track III:  for non-continuing applications first filed in the USPTO, an applicant-controlled delay for up to 30 months prior to docketing for examination.

The USPTO believes that this will reduce pendency of applications.

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