Software patenting has come under intense scrutiny in the last decade. Since the landmark case, Alice Corporation PTY. LTD. v. CLS Bank International, there has been a slow trickle of patents found valid under 35 U.S.C. §101. In this seminar, we will review these court cases and distill the opinions down into a set of drafting tips that will increase the probability that your software claims are patentable.
• Overview of relevant software patent court cases
• Specification/claim drafting tips to hedge your bets for section 101
• Alternatives to patents for protecting software innovations
• Overview of relevant software patent court cases
• Specification/claim drafting tips to hedge your bets for section 101
• Alternatives to patents for protecting software innovations