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Bye Bye Business Method Patents

Written by: Brad Feld

Article Overview: While it's not over yet as the Supreme Court might weight in, the Federal Court Kills Patents on Business Methods. I haven't read things carefully yet (I'll leave that for the bathroom this weekend) but from the quick analysis I've read (In re Bilski: Patentable Process Must Either (1) be Tied to a particular machine or (2) Transform a Particular Article) it looks like it is a strong, unambiguous decision in the good fight to eliminate ridiculous patents.

Bye Bye Business Method Patents

While it's not over yet as the Supreme Court might weight in, the Federal Court Kills Patents on Business Methods. I haven't read things carefully yet (I'll leave that for the bathroom this weekend) but from the quick analysis I've read (In re Bilski: Patentable Process Must Either (1) be Tied to a particular machine or (2) Transform a Particular Article) it looks like it is a strong, unambiguous decision in the good fight to eliminate ridiculous patents.

The Federal Court declined to weigh in on my hated software patents, but this is a huge step in the right direction. Bye bye business method patents - at least those that aren't either tied to a particular machine or transform a particular article - how we'll miss thee.

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