Ropes & Gray IP Litigator Discusses Patent Eligibility of Software and Business Method Patents in Financial Times, Managing Intellectual Property and The Recorder

Intellectual property litigation partner James Batchelder (Silicon Valley) opines on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions at issue in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank—a closely-watched patent case before the U.S. Supreme Court—in the Financial Times, Managing Intellectual Property and The Recorder. At issue in the case is “whether claims to computer-implemented inventions – including claims to systems and machines, processes, and items of manufacture – are directed to patent-eligible subject matter within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 101 as interpreted by this Court.” To read the articles, click on the name of each publication (subscriptions required).

• Financial Times
• Managing Intellectual Property
• The Recorder