Corporate
Jun. 21, 2016
Why is your software like an invention?
While the landmark patent case Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank has certainly caused software-related patents to be heavily scrutinized, there are steps that can be taken that may enable successful procurement of deserving technology. By Manita Rawat
IP WATCH
Section 101 of Title 35 provides for patent protection for any process, machine, manufacture or composition of matter. There are three exceptions to these subject matters and they include laws of nature, physical phenomena and abstract ideas. The fact that software technology can fall into the last category of non-patentable subject matter and the recent U.S. Supreme Court ...
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