U.S. Supreme Court
May 18, 2012
Patents for methods, processes considered anew
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide today whether to wade back into the question of what methods and processes can get the same sort of patent protection as physical inventions.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court has twice in the past two years weighed in on what sorts of methods and processes can be patented. The first opinion dealt with a business method, and the second involved a medical diagnostic test, yet despite those rulings patent experts say the lower courts remain somewhat confused on the question.
The high court is set to decide today in its private conference ...
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