Intellectual Property,
Government
Jan. 7, 2019
Momentum grows in Senate for updating patent eligibility standards
Intellectual property legislation is rarely front of mind for legislators, and more pressing concerns often leave IP proposals to die from inactivity. However, there are signs that 2019 may see serious attention to this patent eligibility issue.
A little over 20 years ago during the dot-com boom, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision stating that the types of inventions that might be eligible for patenting were any that led to a "useful, concrete, and tangible result." The State Street decision ushered in an era of patent applications for e-commerce innovations, business method...
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