‘Supreme Court Limits (But Doesn’t End) Software Patents’ – ‘Mashable’

Brendan Sasso says, “A unanimous Supreme Court narrowed the reach of software patents June 19.

The Court ruled that simply involving a computer in an idea doesn’t mean it’s patentable. The justices tossed out several patents belonging to Alice, an Australian financial services company, and the ruling could invalidate other similar patents.

But the Court didn’t go as far as many patent critics had hoped, declining to strike down all software patents. Critics argue that a rise in litigation (especially over software patents) is suppressing innovation and limiting consumers’ access to technology”.