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Jackson Hewitt Seeks To Hit H&R Block With Bilski

Law360, New York (March 16, 2009) -- Brandishing the Bilski test, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. is seeking to invalidate rival H&R Block Tax Services Inc.'s patents related to the preparation of taxpayer refunds, and has urged the court to stay the litigation while considering the eligibility of the three patents-in-suit.

On Friday, Jackson Hewitt lodged a bid for summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, asking the court to suspend the action while weighing...

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