Supreme Court Decision Clarifies Software Patentability
Morgan Reed
Today’s Supreme Court decision Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International addressed the patentability of abstract ideas. It confirmed what we all know to be true: abstract business methods don’t deserve patent protection. This is good news for software developers. Today’s decision clarifies what is patentable and removes a degree of uncertainty. It also reaffirms the validity of software patents which are a valuable tool for small company innovators.
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