Bilski v. Kappos

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gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseTypes Intellectual property law
08-964
gptkbp:citedBy 561 U.S. 593
gptkbp:court gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
5-4 decision
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 28, 2010
gptkbp:filedIn Michael Bilski
David_H._Kappos
gptkbp:firstClaim Led to changes in patent application processes.
gptkbp:historical_analysis Analyzed in law journals.
gptkbp:historicalEvent Originated from a patent application rejection.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bilski v. Kappos
gptkbp:impact Influenced future patent law cases
gptkbp:influencedBy Economic considerations in patenting.
Judicial philosophy on intellectual property.
Legal interpretations of patent law.
Public policy debates on innovation.
Technological advancements in business methods.
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Bilski_and_Kappos
gptkbp:isFiledIn Amicus_briefs_from_various_organizations
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens
gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:Justice_Sonia_Sotomayor
Reviewed_by_the_U.S._Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit.
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:legal_representation Examined the limits of patentable subject matter.
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:U.S._Patent_Act
November 9, 2009
patent eligibility
Clarified the standards for patentable subject matter.
Reaffirmed the importance of the abstract idea exception.
Set a precedent for future patent eligibility cases.
gptkbp:notableEvent America Invents Act
gptkbp:notableQuote “The machine-or-transformation test is a useful and important clue.”
gptkbp:outcome The_Court_ruled_that_the_machine-or-transformation_test_is_not_the_sole_test_for_patent_eligibility.
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_Anthony_Kennedy
gptkbp:precedent Influenced the interpretation of abstract ideas in patent law.
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gptkbp:publicAccess Debated in legal and business communities.
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Mayo_Collaborative_Services_v._Prometheus_Laboratories
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