Intellectual Property
Aug. 27, 2009
Everybody's Weighing In
The 'Bilski' case provides a good example of how amicus briefing can provide a court with resources that two parties alone probably could not.
On June 1, the Supreme Court agreed to decide a case that will have a great impact on what types of inventions can be patented. The case, Bilski v. Doll, deals with a patent application for an "Energy Risk Management Method." The claims of this application have to do with hedging risks associated with a commodity, for example, the use of more or less energy than expected due to fluctuations in weather.
This might seem a niche issue, but the court is expected to address t...
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