3 Apr 2014
Reuters: US Supreme Court justices gave little indication on Monday they would set new guidelines on patent eligibility of software. From their questions during an hour-long oral argument, the court appeared likely to rule for CLS Bank International by saying Alice Corp Pty Ltd’s patents for a computer system that facilitates financial transactions were not patent eligible. Although some of the nine justices signaled a willingness to set a test that would describe exactly what types of computer-implemented inventions were patent eligible, others suggested there was no need for so broad a ruling.