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Patent-Eligible Subject Matter refers to the types of inventions that can be legally patented. The criteria for patentability varies depending on the jurisdiction. In the United States, for instance, if a... more +
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter refers to the types of inventions that can be legally patented. The criteria for patentability varies depending on the jurisdiction. In the United States, for instance, if a researcher discovers a naturally occurring substance, the substance itself cannot be patented. This issue was examined in a United States Supreme Court case, AMP v. Myriad, in regard to the patentability of human genes.  less -
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Federal Circuit Review - Nautilus, Limelight, and Alice (July 2014)

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Supreme Court Sets New Indefiniteness Standard - In Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc., Appeal No. 13-169, the Supreme Court vacated and remanded Federal Circuit’s reversal of summary judgment because the...more

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What to Know After the Latest Patent Ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court

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In June, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously affirmed its earlier ruling on patent claims involving computers and software. In light of that decision, companies and inventors that have business methods patents, software...more

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Are Computer-implemented Inventions Patent Eligible? Go ask Alice

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On June 19, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’l (Alice). In Alice, the Court held that several computer-implemented patents were not eligible for patenting under 35...more

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Supreme Court Invalidates Business Method Patents: What you need to know about Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International

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The patent claims at issue required using a computer system as a third-party intermediary to facilitate the exchange of financial obligations between two parties to mitigate settlement risk. The patents included method,...more

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Alice Corp.—Through the Looking Glass Darkly

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Continuing its recent series of patent law decisions, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International on June 19, 2014. The question before the Court was whether Alice Corp.’s patent claims,...more

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USPTO Asks for Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Comments by July 31, 2014

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In a June 30, 2014 Federal Register notice, the USPTO requested public comments by July 31, 2014 on patent subject matter eligibility under the recent Supreme Court decision in Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank...more

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USPTO Issues Preliminary Examination Instructions in Light of Alice Corp.

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In Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International, el al., Case No. 13-298 (decided June 19, 2014) (“Alice Corp.”), the Supreme Court unanimously held that the subject patent claims are not patent-eligible under 35...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Software and Trade Secrets: Rethinking IP Strategies after CLS v. Alice

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Historically, the patent system has provided broad protections to software innovations. In the past, software patent holders could prevent competitor infringement without much need for a comprehensive disclosure of the...more

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Abstract idea not converted to patentable invention by performance on a computer; Must be applied in an inventive manner

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In a unanimous decision on June 19, 2014 authored by Justice Thomas, the Supreme Court in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Intl. held that an abstract idea did not become patent-eligible simply by performing that idea on a computer....more

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What CLS Bank Taketh, Copyright May Giveth Back

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Courts, commentators and clients will be struggling for some time to assess the impact on software patents of Thursday’s Supreme Court decision in Alice v. CLS Bank. Interpreted one way, the decision kills patents directed at...more

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USPTO Issues Preliminary Examination Instructions Regarding Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) wasted no time providing guidance to its examining corps regarding the recent Supreme Court decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International. Just one week after the Justices...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Alice v. CLS Bank: A Unanimous Supreme Court Rules On When Computer Claims are Patent-Eligible Under 35 U.S.C. § 101

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On June 19, 2014, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International, No. 13-298, addressing the question of when patents claiming aspects of computer software satisfy the...more

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How the Supreme Court Decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Undermines the USPTO Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance

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On June 19, 2014, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, finding that patents directed to “a computer-implemented scheme for mitigating ‘settlement risk’” were invalid as being drawn...more

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The Name of the Game Remains the Claim

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In a long-awaited, patent-law ruling involving a computer-implemented system, the Supreme Court in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’l, No. 13–298, 2014 WL 2765283 (U.S. June 19, 2014) unanimously affirmed that the claims in that...more

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Supreme Court on Evaluation of Claims to Computer-Implemented Inventions under 35 U.S.C. § 101

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On June 19, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its much anticipated decision in Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International et al., confirming that computer-implemented inventions, such as computer...more

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Supreme Court Sets Framework for Determining Software Patent Eligibility

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued an important opinion in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International regarding the patent eligibility of basic business methods covered in computer software patents. Writing for the unanimous...more

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What Did the Court Really Say About Patent Eligibility?

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Implications of Alice v. CLS Bank - Late last week, the United States Supreme Court decided Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int’l, et al., a case the technology community had hoped would clarify what kinds of...more

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Software Patents Vulnerable: Use of a Computer is "Not Enough"

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The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int'l has effectively shut the door on obtaining patent protection for conventional business methods implemented on a computer. However, the decision leaves open...more

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Alice Corp. V. CLS Bank Int'l Refines Standard for Software Patents

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The Supreme Court on June 19, 2014, set forth a new test that refines the standard to patent computer implemented methods. In Alice Corporation v. CLS Bank International, the patents in issue claimed a method for mitigating...more

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Software Patentability – The Supreme Court Speaks. Turn Down the Volume

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On Thursday, June 19, 2014, the US Supreme Court issued its decision in Alice v CLS Bank, a court case dealing with the patentability of software. What is Patentable? In the US, we have a law (35 USC §101) that...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Alice’s Patent Invalidated as “Abstract,” But Court Declines to Articulate Standard Applicable across Industries

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In deciding Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, the Supreme Court Thursday invalidated Alice’s patent to software for intermediated settlement of transactions – finding the patent claimed nothing more than a general...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules on the Patentability of Software Patents

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The U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision Thursday in Alice Corp. Pty Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int'l, et al., holding that an otherwise unpatentably abstract idea does not become patentable simply by implementing it on a generic...more

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In Alice, Supreme Court Narrows Patent Eligibility of Computer-Implemented Inventions

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The Supreme Court yesterday issued its long-awaited decision in Alice Corporation v. CLS Bank International addressing the patent eligibility of computer-implemented inventions under 35 USC §101. The Court’s unanimous...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Affirms That Abstract Ideas Are Patent-Ineligible Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int'l

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In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the Federal Circuit's en banc decision that petitioner Alice Corporation's asserted patent claims are invalid for being directed to a patent-ineligible abstract idea....more

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U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Patent Eligibility Standards

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In a recent decision, Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’l, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified the test for determining whether a patent falls within one of the exceptions to patent eligibility under Section 101 of the Patent Act. The...more

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