Software and internet companies secure patents to protect their technology all the time but Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’l (2014) has definitely thrown a wrench in those gears so to speak.
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Every so often, the Supreme Court hands down a case that causes a seismic shift in our legal system. Constitutional law professors wax poetic about Marbury v. Madison and McCulloch v. Maryland. News analysts loudly denounce Citizens United: “Corporations aren’t people!” But ask a patent attorney for an example of such a case and you are likely to witness a ten-minute diatribe on the shortcomings of Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’l (2014). Read More.
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