4. Patent concerns a system to hedge energy
prices using weather projections:
1. A technical innovation is patentable, a
business innovation is not, and
2. Simply putting a business method or
scheme into a computer is not patentable
unless there is an invention in the way in
which the computer carries out the
scheme or method.
General approach in Bilski v Kappos 2010
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5. 仂亞仂于仍亠 亠仆仆仄亳 弍仄舒亞舒仄亳, 从仂亞亟舒 亟于亠 仂仂仆
亟仂亞仂于舒亳于舒ム 仂 亟亠仍从亳 舒仂 亠于亠
仗仂仄亠亢仂从 于亠仄亠仆亳 仄亠亢亟 仄仂仄亠仆舒仄亳
亰舒从仍ム亠仆亳 亟仂亞仂于仂舒 亳 仂亠于仍亠仆亳
舒从亳亠从仂亶 仂亞仂于仍亳.
仍 仆亳亢亠仆亳 亳从仂于, 仂仂仆 舒仂 亳仗仂仍亰ム
亠 仂仂仆 (从仍亳亳仆亞仂于亶 亟仂仄) 亟仍 仗仂于亠从亳
仗仂仂弍仆仂亳 仂仂仆 于仗仂仍仆亳 亟亠仍从.
ALICE CORP. v. CLS BANK
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6. Alice Corp. (Alice) - 舒于舒仍亳亶从舒 从仂仄仗舒仆亳, 从仂仂舒
于仍舒亟亠亠 磲仂仄 仗舒亠仆仂于 (5,970,479; 6,912,510;
7,149,720; 7,725,375): 从仂仄仗ム亠亳亰亳仂于舒仆舒 亠仄舒 亟仍
仆亳亢亠仆亳 亳从舒 亟亠仍从亳 仗仂仄仂 仗仂亠亟仆亳从舒.
CLS Bank (CLS) 亳仗仂仍亰亠 于 弍舒仆从仂于从仂亶 亟亠亠仍仆仂亳
舒仆舒仍仂亞亳仆仂亠 仗仂亞舒仄仄仆仂亠 仂弍亠仗亠亠仆亳亠, 仗亳仄亠仆
亳仆仄亠仆 亞舒舒仆亳仂于舒仆亳 仂 亠亳 仂仂仆.
2007 亞仂亟 CLS 仗仂亟舒仍 亳从 仂 仗亳亰仆舒仆亳亳 仗舒亠仆仂于 Alice
仆亠亟亠亶于亳亠仍仆仄亳, 舒 Alice 仗仂亟舒仍舒 于亠仆亶 亳从 仂
仆舒亠仆亳亠 仗舒于 仆舒 仗舒亠仆.
ALICE CORP. v. CLS BANK
SOFTWARE PATENTS: BREAKING BAD IN USA & EU
7. 亠仂于仆亶 弌亟 弌丿 于 亠亠仆亳亳 仗仂 亟亠仍 仂 19 亳ミ姿
2014 亞. 仗亳亰仆舒仍 仗舒亠仆 Alice 仆亠亟亠亶于亳亠仍仆仄亳
从舒从 舒从亳亠, 仂 仆亠 仂于亠舒ム 仍仂于亳礆 仂舒仆 (patent-
ineligible concept).
弌亟 于亳亟亠仍 于 仆亳 仗仂仗从 仄仂仆仂仗仂仍亳亰亳仂于舒
仗亳仄亠仆亠仆亳亠 舒弍舒从仆仂亶 亳亟亠亳 亰舒从仍ム亠仆亳 亟亠仍从亳
仗仂仄仂 仗仂亠亟仆亳从舒.
弌亟 舒仆仂于亳仍 从亳亠亳 亟仍 仗仂于亠从亳
仗舒亠仆仂仗仂仂弍仆仂亳 SOFTWARE:
ALICE CORP. v. CLS BANK
SOFTWARE PATENTS: BREAKING BAD IN USA & EU
8. 1) 舒弍舒从仆舒 亳亟亠 亰舒从仍ム亠仆亳 亟亠仍从亳
仗仂仄仂 仗仂亠亟仆亳从舒.
舒亠仆 Alice 仂仗亳于舒ム 从仂仆亠仗亳
亰舒从仍ム亠仆亳 亟亠仍从亳 仗仂仄仂 仗仂亠亟仆亳从舒,
仂 亠 亳仗仂仍亰仂于舒仆亳亠 亠亠亶 仂仂仆 亟仍
仆亳亢亠仆亳 亳从仂于 亟亠仍从亳.
舒从仍ム亠仆亳亠 亟亠仍从亳 仗仂仄仂 仗仂亠亟仆亳从舒
磦仍磳 束仆亟舒仄亠仆舒仍仆仂亶 从仂仆仂仄亳亠从仂亶
仗舒从亳从仂亶 亟仂仍亞仂亠 于亠仄 亳 亳仂从仂
舒仗仂舒仆亠仆仆仂亶 于 仂亞仂于仍亠損.
ALICE CORP. v. CLS BANK
SOFTWARE PATENTS: BREAKING BAD IN USA & EU
9. 2) 仂弍亠从, 从仂仂亶 亠弍亠
亳仗仂仍亰仂于舒仆亳 从仂仄仗ム亠舒, 仆亠
仗亠于舒舒亠 舒弍舒从仆 亳亟亠 于
亳亰仂弍亠亠仆亳亠, 仗仂亟仍亠亢舒亠亠 仂舒仆亠.
舒亠仆 Alice 仗仂于仂ム 亳亟亠
亰舒从仍ム亠仆亳 亟亠仍从亳 仗仂仄仂
仗仂亠亟仆亳从舒 仗亳 亳仗仂仍亰仂于舒仆亳亳
从仂仄仗ム亠舒.
仆亳 仆亠 仍舒ム 仆从亳仂仆亳仂于舒仆亳亠
从仂仄仗ム亠舒 (hardware) 亳仍亳 仍ミ頴笑
亟亞仂亶 亠仆仂仍仂亞亳亳.
ALICE CORP. v. CLS BANK
SOFTWARE PATENTS: BREAKING BAD IN USA & EU
10. 舒磦亳 舒弍舒从仆 亳亟亠, 仗亠仄
亟仂弍舒于仍亠仆亳 仍仂于舒 束仗亳仄亠仆損
仆亠亟仂舒仂仆仂 亟仍 仗仂仍亠仆亳
仂舒仆 仆舒 仗舒亠仆.
弍舒从仆舒 亳亟亠 亟仂弍舒于仍亠仆亳亠仄
仍仂于 束仗亳仄亠仆 亠 仗仂仄仂
从仂仄仗ム亠舒損 仗亳于亠亟亠 从 仂仄 亢亠
仆亠亞舒亳于仆仂仄 亠亰仍舒.
ALICE CORP. v. CLS BANK
SOFTWARE PATENTS: BREAKING BAD IN USA & EU
11. DDR Holdings v. Hotels.com - 仆亠从仂仂亠
仗仂亞舒仄仄 于亠 亢亠 仄仂亞 弍
亰舒仗舒亠仆仂于舒仆.
DDR Holdings (DDR) 于仍舒亟亠仍亠 亟于 仗舒亠仆仂于
(6,993,572 亳 7,818,399): 仗仂仂弍
亞亠仆亠亳仂于舒仆亳 从仂仄弍亳仆亳仂于舒仆仆仂亶 于亠弍-
舒仆亳, 从仂仂舒 于从仍ム舒亠 于 亠弍
仂仗亠亟亠仍亠仆仆亠 于亳亰舒仍仆亠 仍亠仄亠仆 于亠弍-
舒亶舒 仂亟亠亢舒仆亳亠仄 亳仆仂仄舒亳亳 仂
仂仂仆仆亠亞仂 仗仂亟舒于舒.
DDR Holdings v. Hotels.com
SOFTWARE PATENTS: BREAKING BAD IN USA & EU
15. Internet Patents Corp. v. Active Networks, Inc.
Internet Patents - 于仍舒亟亠仍亠 仗舒亠仆舒, 从仂仂亶
仂仗亳于舒亠 于亠弍-弍舒亰亠 仆从亳亠亶 舒仆亠仆亳
束亳仂亳亳損 仂亞仂, 仂 仗仂仍亰仂于舒亠仍 于于亠仍 于 于亠弍-仂仄亠,
亟舒亢亠 亠仍亳 舒 亳仆仂仄舒亳 亠亠 仆亠 弍仍舒 仂仗舒于仍亠仆舒.
仍亳 仗仂仍亰仂于舒亠仍 仗仂从亳亟舒亠 于亠弍-仂仄 亳
于仂亰于舒舒亠 仂弍舒仆仂, 仂舒仆亠仆仆 亳仂亳 仄仂亢仆仂
亳仗仂仍亰仂于舒 于 于亠弍-仂仄亠.
丐亠仆亳亠从亳亶 亠亰仍舒: 仗仂仍亰仂于舒亠仍 仆亠 仗亳亟亠
仗仂于仂仆仂 于于仂亟亳 亳仆仂仄舒亳, 从仂仂 仂仆 舒仆亠亠
仗亠亟仂舒于亳仍.
Internet Patents v. Active Networks
SOFTWARE PATENTS: BREAKING BAD IN USA & EU
16. 弌亟, 仗亳仄亠仆亳于 2 从亳亠亳 Alice 仗亳亰仆舒仍 仗舒亠仆
仆亠亟亠亶于亳亠仍仆仄:
丱舒舒从亠 亰舒磦仍亠仆仆仂亞仂 亳亰仂弍亠亠仆亳 磦仍磳
舒弍舒从仆仂亶 亳亟亠亠亶: 亳亟亠 仂舒仆亠仆亳
亳仆仂仄舒亳亳 仗亳 仆舒于亳亞舒亳亳 于 仂仆仍舒亶仆-仂仄亠.
仂仗从舒 于亟舒 束仆从亳仂仆舒仍仆 从仆仂仗从
弍舒亰亠舒 束于仗亠亠亟 亳 仆舒亰舒亟損 亰舒 仆仂于仂亠
亠仆亳亠从仂亠 亠亠仆亳亠 仗仂于舒仍亳仍舒.
Internet Patents v. Active Networks
SOFTWARE PATENTS: BREAKING BAD IN USA & EU
17. 亠亟仍仂亢亠仆仆舒 亳仆亠仗亠舒亳 IPC
束仂舒仆亠仆亳 仂仂礌亳/亳仂亳亳損 仂仗亳于舒亠
亠从 亳仍亳 亠亰仍舒 仂亟亠仍亠仆仂 仂 仍ミ頴笑覚
仄亠仂亟舒, 仗仂仄仂 从仂仂仂亞仂 仂舒仆亠仆亳亠
仂仂礌亳 仂亠于仍磳 仗仂仍亠 舒从亳于舒亳亳
亰仆舒从舒.
Internet Patents v. Active Networks
SOFTWARE PATENTS: BREAKING BAD IN USA & EU
18. Enfish, LLC v. Microsoft Corp.
Enfish, LLC 仗仂亟舒仍 于 亟 仆舒 Microsoft,
于亠亢亟舒, 仂 Microsoft 仆舒亳仍舒 亟于舒
亠亞仂 仗舒亠仆舒 6151604 亳 6163775, 从仂仂亠
仍舒ム 仗仂亳从 亳 仂弍亠仗亠亳于舒ム
亳仆仂仆亳亰舒亳 仄亠亢亟 从仂仍仂仆从舒仄亳:
仆舒亰于舒仆亳 从仂仍仂仆仂从 于于仂亟 于 仂从亳
舒弍仍亳, 亳 仗仂仂仄 舒弍仍亳舒 舒于仂仄舒亳亠从亳
舒亰仄亠舒亠 亳仆仂仄舒亳
仂仂于亠于ム 仆舒亰于舒仆亳 从仂仍仂仆仂从.
Enfish, LLC v. Microsoft Corp.
SOFTWARE PATENTS: BREAKING BAD IN USA & EU
20. Interim Eligibility Guidance Quick Reference Sheet
Nature-Based Product Examples
Abstract Idea Examples
Memorandum - Formulating a Subject Matter
Eligibility Rejection and Evaluating the Applicant's Response
to a Subject Matter Eligibility Rejection
Subject Matter Eligibility Examples: Life Sciences
Subject Matter Eligibility Court Decisions
Memorandum - Recent Subject Matter Eligibility Decisions
(Enfish, LLC v. Microsoft Corp. and TLI Communications LLC
v. A.V. Automative, LLC)
Interim Guidance on Subject Matter Eligibility (USA)
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21. Amazon.coms Patent the 1-Click online
purchasing process
仆亳 亟亳仍亳 Barnes and Noble 亳
仍亳亠仆亰亳仂于舒仍亳 Apple.
亟仆舒从仂 于 弌 亳仄 仂从舒亰舒仍亳 仍亳从仂仄 仂亠于亳亟仆仂亠
亠亠仆亳亠! http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-
law-appeals/pdf/t071244eu1.pdf
Business Method Patents in Europe
SOFTWARE PATENTS: BREAKING BAD IN USA & EU
22. 丕仍仂于亳 仗仂仍亠仆亳 仗舒亠仆舒 仆舒 弍亳亰仆亠-仄亠仂亟 于 EPO:
1) 亳亰仂弍亠亠仆亳亠 亟仂仍亢仆仂 仆亠仂亠于亳亟仆仄 仗仂仂弍仂仄
亠舒 亠仆亳亠从仂 仗仂弍仍亠仄;
2) 亠仆亳亠从仂亠 亠亠仆亳亠 仆亠 亟仂仍亢仆仂 弍 仂亠于亳亟仆仄.
EPO 亟仂仗从舒亠, 仂 亠仆亳亠从仂 仗仂弍仍亠仄 仄仂亢仆仂
仆舒亶亳 亟舒亢亠 于 弍亳亰仆亠-仄亠仂亟舒 亳 亠亠仆亳亠 仄仂亢亠
弍 于仗仂仍仆亠仆仂 于 仗仂亞舒仄仄仆仂仄 仂弍亠仗亠亠仆亳亳.
EPO 亳仗仂仍亰亠 仗仂亟仂亟 束仗仂弍仍亠仄舒 亳 亠亠仆亳亠損.
Business Method Patents in Europe
SOFTWARE PATENTS: BREAKING BAD IN USA & EU