By Martin A. Goetz This article tries to bring a little more clarity to what is a computer-implemented invention —and what is an obvious use of a computer —by reviewing some of the Alice v CLS Bank oral arguments. Certain things are obvious. It was obvious in the oral arguments that it was a challenge […]

By Martin A. Goetz This article is a follow-up to my January 21st article Why the Supreme Court in the CLS Bank v. Alice Case Should Not Answer the Question on Computer-Implemented Invention. As I enter my 60th year in the Software Products and Services Industry I am amazed that the question of the patentability […]

By Martin A. Goetz An open letter to the Supreme Court….. In the CLS Bank v. Alice Corp upcoming Supreme Court case, Alice poses the question… “Whether claims to computer-implemented inventions – including claims to systems and machines, processes, and items of manufacture – are directed to patent-eligible subject matter…” That’s absolutely the wrong way […]