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Supreme Court Issues a Narrow Decision in Software Patentability Case
Last week’s US Supreme Court decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International invalidated four of Alice Corporation’s patents, but stopped short of an overarching ruling on the patent eligibility of software. Petitioner Alice Corp. has been battling CLS Bank since 2007 over four patents related to transaction settlements made through a third-party electronic intermediary (5,970,479, 6,912,510, 7,149,720, 7,725,375). After both a district judge and the Federal Circuit Court ruled Alice’s claims to be too abstract for patent eligibility under Section 101 of the Patent Act, Alice Corp. petitioned the Supreme Court for a writ certiorari in September 2013.
June 26, 2014
Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Software Patentability Case
On Monday, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that was expected to shed light on the patent eligibility of software. Petitioner Alice Corporation, an Australian company owned in 50% part by National Australia Bank, has been battling Respondent CLS Bank International over a group of patents since 2007. The patents-in-suit relate to transaction settlements through a third party; the inventions’ claims, says Alice Corp., recite an electronic intermediary that facilitates settlement between parties in an executory transaction (5,970,479, 6,912,510, 7,149,720, 7,725,375). According to CLS, Alice Corp. has never practiced the patents-in-suit.
April 3, 2014
Supreme Court to Rule on Software Patent Eligibility
The Supreme Court has granted Alice Corporation’s petition for a writ certiorari to review a Federal Circuit Court judgment. Alice Corp., an Australian company owned in 50% part by the National Australian Bank, patents innovations related to investment, lending, and trading of risk. Since 2007 the company has battled CLS Bank International over software patents corresponding to transaction settlements through a third party (5,970,479, 6,912,510, 7,149,720, 7,725,375).
December 12, 2013