[governance] Re: [A2k] Live Coverage of the Bilski Supreme Court Hearing?

[Jeffrey A. Williams]

Manon and all,

  Indeed this is a very interesting case that I and many
INEGroup members have been following closely.  Our position
in this case has already been expressed frequently.  We
oppose business plans as patentable.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Manon Ress <manon.ress at keionline.org>
>Sent: Nov 6, 2009 2:24 PM
>To: a2k discuss list <a2k at lists.essential.org>
>Subject: [A2k] Live Coverage of the Bilski Supreme Court Hearing?
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>I am not sure how this is possible but ...
>Manon
>
>The Practising Law Institute's Patent Center Will Provide Live
>Coverage of the Bilski Supreme Court Hearing
>
>Posted on: Friday, 6 November 2009, 11:00 CST
>
>Legal education organization will live blog court proceedings for
>landmark intellectual property decision on November 9
>
>WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Monday, November 9,
>2009, in Washington, D.C., the United States Supreme Court will hear
>oral arguments in the much anticipated Bilski case, which could well
>decide whether business methods and software remain patentable in the
>United States.
>
>The Practising Law Institute (PLI), the nation's largest producer of
>continuing legal education, will be present at this hearing, providing
>continuous updates throughout the day via its Patent Practice Center
>blog, an increasingly recognized forum for patent news and opinion
>
>On October 30, 2008, the United States Court of Appeals for the
>Federal Circuit issued its much anticipated decision in In re Bilski,
>which presented the central question of whether a purely mental
>process is patentable subject matter. The Federal Circuit addressed
>the issue so broadly that it ultimately affected the patent-
>eligibility of numerous software-related inventions. Many had been
>expecting a far-reaching decision that dealt a blow to "pure" business
>method patents, but few expected just how far-reaching the decision
>would be, or that it would call into question thousands of software
>patents granted over the last ten to fifteen years.
>
>http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1782068/the_practising_law_institutes_patent_center_will_provide_live_coverage/index.html?source=r_technology
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Regards,

Jeffrey A. Williams
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