The Solicitor General has filed its brief on behalf of the Patent and Trademark Office in the Bilski v. Kappos case before the Supreme Court.
In sum, it argues that United States patent law only protects “industrial and technological” processes and not methods, like Bilski’s method of hedging financial risk, that are “untethered to technology.” Amicus briefs in support of the PTO’s position are due this Friday, Oct. 2. I plan to file one and will post a link to it and others when they are public.
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