Patentability of Computer Software – Upheaval in US Courts
14 May 2013
The patentability of computer software is a hot topic in Australian courts at the moment. However, we aren’t alone in struggling with this controversial issue. On 10 May 2013, the United States Federal Circuit issued an en banc decision in CLS Bank International v Alice Corporation Pty Ltd that rendered the claims of four ‘software patents’ invalid, for not defining any patentable subject matter.
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