Alice v. CLS Bank

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Federal Circuit: Software Not An Abstract Idea—Is Patentable

By Stephen B. Schott | May 15, 2016

Software patents are alive. Again. Many pundits have been saying it since the Supreme Court’s Alice decision on patentable subject matter in…

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Four Boilerplate Responses For Responding To Subject Matter Rejections Based On The USPTO Hypotheticals

By Stephen B. Schott | February 25, 2015

This is a summary of the sample argument sections of a longer article based on the USPTO’s subject matter-based hypotheticals. Hypothetical 1: Removing…

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The USPTO’s Alice-Based Patentable Subject Matter Hypotheticals With Boilerplate Responses

By Stephen B. Schott | February 25, 2015

The USPTO recently published hypotheticals to help guide applicants when defining patentable subject matter. Instead of just a case…

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