Supreme Court Limits (But Doesn't End) Software Patents
 

Supreme Court Limits (But Doesn't End) Software Patents
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A unanimous Supreme Court narrowed the reach of software patents June 19.

The Court*ruled*that simply involving a computer in an idea doesn't mean it's patentable. The justices tossed out several patents belonging to Alice, an Australian financial services company, and the ruling could invalidate other similar patents.

But the Court didn't go as far as many patent critics had hoped, declining to strike down all software patents. Critics argue that a rise in litigation (especially over software patents) is suppressing in**vation and limiting consumers' access to tech**logy.

The Supreme Court has long ruled that "abstract" ideas are generally **t patentable. Alice's patents covered a computer system for facilitating financial transactions. CLS Bank challenged the patents, and the high court agreed that a patentable invention must do more than just add a computer to an otherwise abstract idea. Read more...

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