Oct 30, 2008 In re Bilski: Patentable Process Must Either (1) be Tied to a particular machine or (2) Transform a Particular Article
In re Bilski, __ F.3d __ (Fed. Cir. 2008)(en banc) The Federal Circuit has affirmed the PTO's Board of Patent Appeals (BPAI) finding that Bilski's claimed invention (a method of hedging risks in commodities trading) does not satisfy the patentable subject matter requirements of 35 U.S.C. ยง 101. In doing so, the nine-member majority opinion (penned by Chief Judge Michel) spelled out the "machine-or-transformation" test as the sole test of subject matter eligibility for a claimed process. ... http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2008/10/in-re-bilski.html *********************************** * POST TO [email protected] * *********************************** Medianews mailing list [email protected] http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
