New stab at defining patentability

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TODAY'S NEWS New stab at defining patentability One of the most common complaints about the U.S. patent system is that inventors are claiming ownership of basic, widely understood ideas. No doubt aware of these criticisms, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has agreed to revisit its definition of patent-eligible subject matter in an upcoming case. Broadcasters battle purveyors of new technologies Aereo Inc.'s pitch is this: With one of its tiny antennas, no bigger than a dime, you can watch television through the Internet. For couch potatoes, it may sound like a great deal, but it is erupting into a litigation nightmare for broadcasters. Troubled city turns on its lawyers Bell, Calif., briefly occupied the nation's attention when the Los Angeles Times made front-page news of rumors that the troubled city in an unglamorous section of Los Angeles County was paying its civic leaders mind-bogglingly exorbitant salaries. 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