Patent-Eligibility of Process Claims Under Section 101 of the Patent Act : Bilski v. Kappos.

Provides background on previous Supreme Court precedent concerning patentable subject matter, in light of In re Bilski v. Kappos, which is currently on appeal to the Supreme Court. Summarizes Federal Circuit Court ruling in In re Bilski v. Kappos, stating that a process is patent-eligible under sect...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Circuit courts. Machine-tool industry. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides background on previous Supreme Court precedent concerning patentable subject matter, in light of In re Bilski v. Kappos, which is currently on appeal to the Supreme Court. Summarizes Federal Circuit Court ruling in In re Bilski v. Kappos, stating that a process is patent-eligible under section 101 of the Patent Act if it is tied to a particular machine or apparatus, or if it transforms a particular article into a different state or thing.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.