Software Patent Eligibility - A Post-Alice Landscape Discussion

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•Why are people talking about Section 101/Alice?

–Under Section 101, only “eligible subject matter” can be patented:

..“Abstract ideas” are not eligible

–Courts + Patent Office are treating many software and technology patents as “abstract ideas” because they describe “well known” processes performed by a computer

..Citing the Supreme Court 2014 “Alice” Case

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