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This is a list of amicus briefs submitted for the 2009 [[Bilski v. Kappos]] case in the [[US Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] of the [[USA]].
This is a list of amicus briefs submitted for the 2009 [[Bilski v. Kappos]] case in the Supreme Court of the [[USA]].
 
  
 
Please add briefs here.  Analyses are also welcome, as are links to discussions of the briefs.
 
Please add briefs here.  Analyses are also welcome, as are links to discussions of the briefs.
  
 
==Briefs that discuss software prominently==
 
==Briefs that discuss software prominently==
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===Categorising the briefs===
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On this page, we've decided not to categorise the briefs by who they support.  Such categorisation can be misleading because two briefs can easily hold opposing views but still both support the same party - "with clarifications".  This is the case for the briefs of [[Red Hat]] (anti-swpat) and [[IEEE-USA]] (pro-swpat).
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Regarding terminology, briefs which support "''the respondant''" or "''affirmance''" are in favour of upholding the 2008 [[in re Bilski]] CAFC ruling (albeit with clarification which might change it radically).  And briefs which support "''the petitioner''" are briefs which want the 2008 CAFC ruling overruled.
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For want of a better classification, we've categorised the briefs by their relation to swpat.org's focus: software patents.
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===AGAINST software patents===
 
===AGAINST software patents===
 
* '''[http://endsoftpatents.org/amicus-bilski-2009 FSF's brief]''', (see also: [[FSF]], and their [http://www.fsf.org/news/bilski-supreme-court-brief press release])
 
* '''[http://endsoftpatents.org/amicus-bilski-2009 FSF's brief]''', (see also: [[FSF]], and their [http://www.fsf.org/news/bilski-supreme-court-brief press release])
** Discussion: [http://lwn.net/Articles/355448/ LWN.net], [http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20091002212330353 Groklaw]
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** Discussion: [http://lwn.net/Articles/355448/ LWN.net], [http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20091002212330353 Groklaw], [http://www.softwarefreedom.org/podcast/2009/oct/13/0x18/ SFLC podcast]
 
** Please give feedback on this letter via the [[Bilski 3]] project
 
** Please give feedback on this letter via the [[Bilski 3]] project
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* '''[http://www.abanet.org/publiced/preview/briefs/pdfs/09-10/08-964_RespondentAmCu7FinancialCorps.pdf Google and 6 financial institutions' brief]'''
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** Details: [[Google]]
 
* '''[http://www.groklaw.net/images/BilskiRedHatSCbrief.pdf Red Hat's brief]''', (see also: [[Red Hat]], and their [http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2009/bilski.html press release])
 
* '''[http://www.groklaw.net/images/BilskiRedHatSCbrief.pdf Red Hat's brief]''', (see also: [[Red Hat]], and their [http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2009/bilski.html press release])
 
** Discussion: [http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20091001154227155 Groklaw], [http://lwn.net/Articles/355244/ LWN.net], [http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/10/red-hat-bilski-brief-says-software-patents-stifle-innovation.ars Ars], [http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/10/02/1426208/Red-Hat-Files-Amicus-Brief-In-Bilski-Patent-Case Slashdot]
 
** Discussion: [http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20091001154227155 Groklaw], [http://lwn.net/Articles/355244/ LWN.net], [http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/10/red-hat-bilski-brief-says-software-patents-stifle-innovation.ars Ars], [http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/10/02/1426208/Red-Hat-Files-Amicus-Brief-In-Bilski-Patent-Case Slashdot]
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* http://keionline.org/node/634
 
* http://keionline.org/node/634
  
===PRO software patents===
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===FOR software patents===
* '''[http://www.groklaw.net/pdf/bilski-sc-amicus.pdf Professor Lee Hollaar and IEEE-USA's brief]'''
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* '''[http://www.groklaw.net/pdf/bilski-sc-amicus.pdf Professor Lee Hollaar and IEEE-USA's brief]''' (see also: [[IEEE-USA]])
 
** Discussion: [http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20090922030639824 Groklaw]
 
** Discussion: [http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20090922030639824 Groklaw]
 
* '''[http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.ibm.pdf IBM's brief]''' (see also: [[IBM]])
 
* '''[http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.ibm.pdf IBM's brief]''' (see also: [[IBM]])
 
** Discussion: [http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/09/03/1616220/IBMs-Supreme-Court-Brief-Says-That-Patents-Drive-Free-Software Slashdot]
 
** Discussion: [http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/09/03/1616220/IBMs-Supreme-Court-Brief-Says-That-Patents-Drive-Free-Software Slashdot]
 
* '''[http://www.patentlyo.com/am-brief.pdf Microsoft, Philips, and Symantec's brief]''' (see also: [[Microsoft]], [[Philips]], and [[Symantec]])
 
* '''[http://www.patentlyo.com/am-brief.pdf Microsoft, Philips, and Symantec's brief]''' (see also: [[Microsoft]], [[Philips]], and [[Symantec]])
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** Discussion: [http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20091006211624143 Groklaw], and  [http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20091029172602205 further Groklaw discussion]
  
 
==Complete list of briefs==
 
==Complete list of briefs==
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Please add briefs alphabetically.
 
Please add briefs alphabetically.
  
* '''[[AIPLA]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-american-intellectual-property-law-association.pdf
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* '''[[AIPLA]]''' (supporting neither party): http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-american-intellectual-property-law-association.pdf
* '''[[AIPPI]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/aippi-supremecourt_3455697.pdf
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* '''[[AIPPI]]''' (supporting reversal): http://www.patentlyo.com/aippi-supremecourt_3455697.pdf
* '''[[Accenture]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-tsac-accenture-and-pitney-bowes-inc.pdf
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* '''[[Accenture]]''' and '''[[Pitney Bowes, Inc.]]''' (supporting petitioner): http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-tsac-accenture-and-pitney-bowes-inc.pdf
* '''[[Armanta, Asentinel, Cybersource, and Hooked Wireless]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-entrepreneurial-software-companies.pdf
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* '''[[American Bar Association]]''' (supporting respondent): http://www.abanet.org/publiced/preview/briefs/pdfs/09-10/08-964_RespondentAmCuABA.pdf
* '''[[Austin IP Law Ass'n]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-austin-intellectual-property-law-association.pdf
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* '''[[American Insurance Association]], [[Hartford Financial Services]], [[Jackson National Life Insurance Company]], [[Pacific Life Insurance Company]], [[Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)]], and [[Transamerica Life Insurance Company]]''' (supporting respondent): http://www.abanet.org/publiced/preview/briefs/pdfs/09-10/08-964_RespondentAmCu6InsuranceCos.pdf  
* '''[[Awaken IP]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-awakenip.pdf
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* '''[[Armanta, Asentinel, Cybersource, and Hooked Wireless]] ("Entrepreneurial Software Companies")''' (supporting petitioner): http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-entrepreneurial-software-companies.pdf
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* '''[[Austin Intellectual Property Law Association]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-austin-intellectual-property-law-association.pdf
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* '''[[AwakenIP]]''' (supporting petitioner): http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-awakenip.pdf
 
* '''[[BIO, AdvaMed, WARF and U of Calif]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-tsac-biotechnology-industry-organization-et-al..pdf
 
* '''[[BIO, AdvaMed, WARF and U of Calif]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-tsac-biotechnology-industry-organization-et-al..pdf
 
* '''[[BSA]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-business-software-alliance.pdf
 
* '''[[BSA]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-business-software-alliance.pdf
* '''[[Borland]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/amicus-curiae-brief-borland-software-corporation.pdf
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* '''[[Borland]]''' (supporting petitioner): http://www.patentlyo.com/amicus-curiae-brief-borland-software-corporation.pdf
* '''[[Boston Patent Law Association]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964tsacbostonpatentlaw.pdf
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* '''[[Boston Patent Law Association]]''' (supporting petitioner): http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964tsacbostonpatentlaw.pdf
* '''[[Caris Diagnostics]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-caris-diagnostics-inc.pdf
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* '''[[Caris Diagnostics]]''' (supporting petitioner): http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-caris-diagnostics-inc.pdf
 
* '''[[Chakrabarty]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-chakrabarty.pdf
 
* '''[[Chakrabarty]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-chakrabarty.pdf
* '''[[Chicago IP Law Ass'n]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-ac-intellectual-property-association-of-chicago.pdf
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* '''[[Chicago IP Law Association]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-ac-intellectual-property-association-of-chicago.pdf
* '''[[Conejo Valley Bar Ass'n]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964.ac.conejo-valley-bar-association.pdf
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* '''[[Conejo Valley Bar Association]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964.ac.conejo-valley-bar-association.pdf
 
* '''[[Dolby Labs]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-dolby-laboratories-et-al..pdf
 
* '''[[Dolby Labs]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-dolby-laboratories-et-al..pdf
* '''[[Double Rock and other IP entities]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964tsacdoublerockcorporation.pdf
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* '''[[Double Rock and other IP entities]]''' (supporting petitioner): http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964tsacdoublerockcorporation.pdf
* '''[[Dr. McDonough]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964_petitioneramcutmcdounough.pdf
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* '''[[Dr. Timothy F. McDounough]]''' (supporting petitioner): http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964_petitioneramcutmcdounough.pdf
* [[EFF]]: '''[http://www.eff.org/files/EFF%20etc%20amicus%20brief.pdf the brief]''', [http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/10/re-bilksi-supreme-court-takes-business-method-pate press release]
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* '''[[Eagle Forum Education and Legal Defense Fund]]''' (supporting petitioner): http://www.abanet.org/publiced/preview/briefs/pdfs/07-08/08-964_PetitionerAmCuEagleForumELDF.pdf
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* '''[[EFF]] (joining "Entrepreneurial and Computer Advocates": EFF, [[Public Knowledge]], [[Kauffman Foundation]], [[Brad Feld]], [[Robert J. Glushko]], [[Mitchell Kapor]], [[Jason Mendelson]], [[Tim O'Reilly]] and [[Eric von Hippel]])''' (supporting respondent): '''[http://www.eff.org/files/EFF%20etc%20amicus%20brief.pdf the brief]''', [http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/10/re-bilksi-supreme-court-takes-business-method-pate press release]
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* '''Eleven Law Professors (Sarnoff et al.) and [[AARP]]''' (supporting respondent): http://www.abanet.org/publiced/preview/briefs/pdfs/09-10/08-964_RespondentAmCu11LawProfsandAARP.pdf
 
* '''[[FICPI]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-ficpi.pdf
 
* '''[[FICPI]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-ficpi.pdf
* '''[[Franklin Pierce Law Center]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/bilski.pdf
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* '''[[Franklin Pierce Law Center]]''' (supporting petitioner): http://www.patentlyo.com/bilski.pdf
* '''[[Georgia Biomedical Partnership, Inc.]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-georgia-biomedical-partnership-inc.pdf
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* '''[[Georgia Biomedical Partnership, Inc.]]''' (supporting petitioner): http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-georgia-biomedical-partnership-inc.pdf
* '''[[Houston IPLA]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-houston-ip-law-assoc..pdf
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* '''[[Houston Intellectual Property Law Association]]''' (supporting petitioner): http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-houston-ip-law-assoc..pdf
 
* '''[[Intellectual Property Owners]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964acintellectualproperty.pdf
 
* '''[[Intellectual Property Owners]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964acintellectualproperty.pdf
* '''[[Law Professors, Lemley et al.]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964ac20lawandbusinessprofessors.pdf
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* '''[[Intellectual Property Section of the Nevada State Bar]]''' (supporting respondent): http://www.abanet.org/publiced/preview/briefs/pdfs/07-08/08-964_RespondentAmCuNevadaIPSectionnew.pdf
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* '''[[Internet Retailers]] ([[Crutchfield]], [[Newegg]], [[L.L. Bean]], [[Overstock.com]], [[J.C. Penney]], [[Talbots]], and [[Hasbro]])''' (supporting respondent): http://www.abanet.org/publiced/preview/briefs/pdfs/09-10/08-964_RespondentAmCuInternetRetailers.pdf
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* '''[[John Sutton]]''' (supporting petitioner): http://www.abanet.org/publiced/preview/briefs/pdfs/07-08/08-964_PetitionerAmCuJSutton.pdf
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* '''Twenty Law Professors (Lemley et al.)''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964ac20lawandbusinessprofessors.pdf
 
* '''[[Medtronic]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-medtronic.pdf
 
* '''[[Medtronic]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-medtronic.pdf
 
* '''[[Monogram BioSciences and Genomic Health]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-ac-monogram-biosciences-inc.pdf
 
* '''[[Monogram BioSciences and Genomic Health]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-ac-monogram-biosciences-inc.pdf
* '''[[Mr. Meiers]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-raymond-c.-meiers.pdf
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* '''[[Raymond C. Meiers]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-raymond-c.-meiers.pdf
* '''[[Novartis]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964tsacnovartiscorporation.pdf
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* '''[[Novartis]]''' (supporting petitioner): http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964tsacnovartiscorporation.pdf
 
* '''[[PhRMA, etc]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-phrma-et-al..pdf
 
* '''[[PhRMA, etc]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-phrma-et-al..pdf
 
* '''[[Regulatory Data Corp]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-regulatory-datacorp-et-al..pdf
 
* '''[[Regulatory Data Corp]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-regulatory-datacorp-et-al..pdf
 
* '''[[Sachs and Brownstone]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-ac-robert-r.-sachs.pdf
 
* '''[[Sachs and Brownstone]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-ac-robert-r.-sachs.pdf
 
* '''[[State of Oregon]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964_neutralamcuoregon.pdf
 
* '''[[State of Oregon]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964_neutralamcuoregon.pdf
* '''[[TeleCommunication Systems]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964nsactelecommunicationsystemsinc.pdf
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* '''[[Telecommunication Systems, Inc.]]''' (supporting neither party): http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964nsactelecommunicationsystemsinc.pdf
 
* '''[[Teles AG]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-teles-ag.pdf
 
* '''[[Teles AG]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-teles-ag.pdf
 
* '''[[Time Systems]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-ac-on-time-systems.pdf
 
* '''[[Time Systems]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-ac-on-time-systems.pdf
* '''[[Univ. South Florida]]''': http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-university-of-south-florida.pdf
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* '''[[University of South Florida]]''' (supporting petitioner): http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-university-of-south-florida.pdf
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* '''[[Washington State Patent Law Association]]''' (supporting petitioner): http://www.abanet.org/publiced/preview/briefs/pdfs/07-08/08-964_PetitionerAmCuWAPLA.pdf
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* '''[[William Mitchell College of Law Intellectual Property Institute]]''' (supporting respondent): http://www.abanet.org/publiced/preview/briefs/pdfs/09-10/08-964_RespondentAmCuWilliamMitchellLawIPI.pdf
 
* '''[[Yahoo]]''''s brief: http://www.patentlyo.com/bilski---yahoo-amicus-brief-s.ct-as-filed-8-6-09.pdf
 
* '''[[Yahoo]]''''s brief: http://www.patentlyo.com/bilski---yahoo-amicus-brief-s.ct-as-filed-8-6-09.pdf
  
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==Related pages on {{SITENAME}}==
 
==Related pages on {{SITENAME}}==
* [[in re Bilski]] - the 2008 case in the Court of Appeals
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* [[in re Bilski]] - the 2008 case in the Court of Appeals (CAFC)
 
* [[Case law in the USA]] - for more information about the rulings mentioned in these briefs
 
* [[Case law in the USA]] - for more information about the rulings mentioned in these briefs
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* [[Consultations from patent offices, governments, and courts]]
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==External links==
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* [http://www.scotuswiki.com/index.php?title=Bilski_v._Kappos SCOTUSblog: Bilski v. Kappos], including their analyis titled "Amicus briefs" a little bit under the [http://www.scotuswiki.com/index.php?title=Bilski_v._Kappos#Argument_Preview Argument Preview] section
  
  
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Latest revision as of 11:44, 25 March 2014

This is a list of amicus briefs submitted for the 2009 Bilski v. Kappos case in the Supreme Court of the USA.

Please add briefs here. Analyses are also welcome, as are links to discussions of the briefs.

Briefs that discuss software prominently

Categorising the briefs

On this page, we've decided not to categorise the briefs by who they support. Such categorisation can be misleading because two briefs can easily hold opposing views but still both support the same party - "with clarifications". This is the case for the briefs of Red Hat (anti-swpat) and IEEE-USA (pro-swpat).

Regarding terminology, briefs which support "the respondant" or "affirmance" are in favour of upholding the 2008 in re Bilski CAFC ruling (albeit with clarification which might change it radically). And briefs which support "the petitioner" are briefs which want the 2008 CAFC ruling overruled.

For want of a better classification, we've categorised the briefs by their relation to swpat.org's focus: software patents.

AGAINST software patents

FOR software patents

Complete list of briefs

The most complete list is at: http://www.abanet.org/publiced/preview/briefs/nov09.shtml#bilski

Please add briefs alphabetically.

Sources:

Related pages on ESP Wiki

External links