Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:arguedDate March 31, 2014
gptkbp:category landmark Supreme Court decision
gptkbp:citation 573 U.S. 208
573 U.S. 208 (2014)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date June 19, 2014
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:decision unanimous decision
gptkbp:docketNumber 13-298
gptkbp:effect narrowed scope of patentable subject matter for software
gptkbp:fullName Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International et al.
gptkbp:heldBy Implementing an abstract idea on a computer is not patent-eligible subject matter under Section 101.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International
gptkbp:impact increased invalidation of software patents
gptkbp:legalSubject gptkb:US_patent
software patents
Section 101 of the Patent Act
gptkbp:opinionBy gptkb:Clarence_Thomas
gptkbp:overruledBy Federal Circuit decision
gptkbp:petitioner Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd.
gptkbp:predecessor patent eligibility of software inventions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Mayo_Collaborative_Services_v._Prometheus_Laboratories,_Inc.
Bilski v. Kappos
abstract ideas doctrine
gptkbp:response CLS Bank International
gptkbp:subject computer-implemented inventions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Section_101
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6