01 July 2010

What Bilski means for IP owners

The US Supreme Court has issued its decision on business method patents in Bilski v Kappos. Eileen McDermott asked a wide range of practitioners what the ruling means for patent applicants across a range of industries

The US Supreme Court's long-awaited decision in Bilski v Kappos, published last month, revealed considerable disquiet about patent-eligible subject matter, with four out of nine justices signing an opinion saying that methods of doing business should not be patentable. But, by ruling that the Federal Circuit's machine-or-transformation test is not the sole test for determining patent eligibility, has the Court actually made it easier to obtain business method patents?

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