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Intellectual Property

Dec. 10, 2013

US Supreme Court to review patentability of computer software

The U.S. Supreme Court plans to weigh in on the patent eligibility of computer software, accepting review on Friday of a widely tracked petition.

By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The U.S. Supreme Court plans to weigh in on the patent eligibility of computer software, accepting review on Friday of a widely tracked petition.

Australia-based patent holder Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. is trying to overturn a district court summary judgment ruling that its computer-based risk assessment patents are invalid because they constitute abstract concepts.

Earlier this year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal...

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