Over the past two months, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to
hear five cases that will have a significant impact on intellectual
property law. Three of the cases involve issues of patent
law, one involves copyright, and the last involves false
advertising claims under the Lanham Act. Following is a brief
summary of the issues presented to the Court in the cases. We
previously
wrote about another case before the Supreme Court this term
involving standing to bring trademark/false advertising claims
under the Lanham Act.
- Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int'l, et al.,
Sup. Ct. Docket No. 13-298 (patent).
Question presented: Whether claims to
computer-implemented inventions – including claims to systems
and machines, processes, and items of manufacture – are
directed to patent-eligible subject matter within the meaning of 35
U.S.C. § 101 as interpreted by the Supreme Court. The
en banc Federal Circuit decision on appeal involves the
standard for
