Technology & Intellectual Property

Comment Letter : NURFS Comments on Proposed BitLicense Regulations

National Unrecovered Financial Services Association comments to the New York Department of Financial Services on its proposed “BitLicense Regulations” for virtual currency businesses states that applying BitLicense Regulations on traditional banking entities would add duplicative regulatory burdens with no additional benefits to the public.

Comment Letter : Decision in Patent Infringement Case Results in Diminished Consumer Access to Financial Services

The letter asks the Solicitor General's Office to urge the Supreme Court to grant review and reverse the en banc decision of the Federal Circuit in the Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akamai Technologies Inc. patent case. The industry group letter argues that the decision results in diminished consumer access to financial services by creating enormous uncertainty and cost associated with customers utilizing new technologies.

Amicus Brief : Arguing that Section 101 Establishes an Essential Threshold Requirement for Patent Eligibility

National Unrecovered Financial Services Association amicus brief in CLS Bank International v. Alice Corp requests that the U.S. Court of Appeals put an end to the uncertainty around the scope and application of Section 101 of the Patent Act to patent applications involving computers but otherwise known mental processes.

Comment Letter : Reiterates the Importance of Transitional Review of Business-Method Patents

National Unrecovered Financial Services Association comments on a USPTO proposal implementing the transitional program for business-method patents.

Comment Letter : Voicing Support for Pending Patent-Reform Bill

A letter to the House of Representatives supports a pilot program to review the validity of certain business-method patents.