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Tag: Business Methods

Patent Invalidity

Are Business Method Patents Dead? – Supreme Court Strikes Down Patent Claims Directed to Computerized Method of “Intermediated Settlement”

June 24, 2014stevehansenBusiness Methods, Statutory Subject Matter

If business method patents are not dead, after this month’s decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, they are at least on life support. For a copy of the opinion, click here. In Alice Corp., the Supreme Court affirmed an en
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Invalidity, Patentability

Are Business Methods Really Patentable in the United States?

May 20, 2013stevehansenBusiness Methods, patentability, Statutory Subject Matter

Well, we thought so, but now we are not so sure.  It seems that the much more is required than the business method itself in order to obtain a patent.  The cases suggest that, at a minimum, novel computing features are required. 
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