Yesterday, the Supreme Court announced their decision in Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International, which invalidated the patents at issue. There's a "big picture" here, but there's some smaller, more intriguing parts of the decision that are going to keep our brains working for the next few days. On the big picture side, [...]
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 [...]
ACT is pleased to see the administration advocating for additional funds for the Patent and Trademark Office. For many years, this self-funding agency has seen its critical resources diverted away to other agencies. With a growing patent backlog, and technical assistance needed by examiners evaluating rapidly evolving technologies, the decision [...]
The Senate had a briefing this morning for staff working on patent legislation. I was invited to make a presentation on the controversial covered business method patent extension which was dropped from the House bill to ensure its passage there. I outlined the reasons why the Senate should leave it [...]
I never meant to cause you any trouble, I never meant to cause you any pain The opening lines of Purple Rain serve to sum up the challenges faced by innovative SMEs around the world, seeking to protect their investments with IP. At the Internet Governance Forum, no one means [...]