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USPTO Issues Statement in Response to Supreme Court Ruling in Bilski v. Kappos

From the USPTO website last night: The USPTO issued the following statement in reaction to today’s Supreme Court ruling in Bilski v. Kappos: “The Supreme Court today affirmed the USPTO’s decision that Mr. Bilski’s invention was not patentable subject matter as his claims were drawn to an abstract idea.  Significantly, the Court ruled that the …

June 29, 2010 – 8:54 am | By robsuarez | Posted in Patent | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

SCOTUS Issues Opinion in Bilski v. Kappos

Image via Wikipedia Well, that’s all she wrote, folks! This morning the Supreme Court issued its decision in Bilski v. Kappos.  Bilski is the patent law case that asked whether business methods should be considered patentable subject matter. (You can get a quick background on the case here or learn more about business methods and patentable subject matter here.) …

June 28, 2010 – 12:53 pm | By robsuarez | Posted in Patent | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (1)