US Supreme Court rules against software patents
In April, LWN reported on the case of
Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, which addresses the issue of
whether
ideas implemented in software are patentable. The
ruling [PDF] is now in: a 9-0 decision against patentability.
"We hold that the claims at issue are drawn to the abstract idea of
intermediated settlement, and that merely requiring generic computer
implementation fails to transform that abstract idea into a patent-eligible
invention."