[priorart-discuss] No more software-patents in the us?

[Manny W Schecter]

Not exactly.  You are citing interim guidelines from the USPTO which are 
not binding law by their own admission.  The USPTO has invited public 
comment on the guidelines, and there will be plenty I'm sure.  The Bilski 
decision pending before the Supreme Court is what you should be watching. 
A decision is expected 1H10. 

Manny Schecter




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Jan Kechel <jan at kechel.de>
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09/02/2009 06:09 PM
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[priorart-discuss] No more software-patents in the us?
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Hi everybody,

I just found a nice article about changes in the USPTO, seems that there
are no more software patents until some other court stuff will be 
finished:

http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/dapp/opla/2009-08-25_interim_101_instructions.pdf

(see page 15)

My source (german:)
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/US-Patentamt-vergibt-vorerst-keine-reinen-Softwarepatente-mehr--/meldung/144681

claims that this is based on the following decision:

http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions/07-1130.pdf

What do you people think about that?

cu,

jan

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