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Bilski v. Kappos amicus briefs
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.
Contents
Briefs that discuss software prominently
AGAINST software patents
- FSF: the brief, press release
- Red Hat: the brief, press release
- SFLC: the brief, press release
- FFII: the brief
- http://keionline.org/node/634
PRO 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.
- AIPLA: http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-american-intellectual-property-law-association.pdf
- AIPPI: http://www.patentlyo.com/aippi-supremecourt_3455697.pdf
- Accenture: 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
- Austin IP Law Ass'n: http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-austin-intellectual-property-law-association.pdf
- Awaken IP: 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
- BSA: http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-business-software-alliance.pdf
- Borland: http://www.patentlyo.com/amicus-curiae-brief-borland-software-corporation.pdf
- Boston Patent Law Association: http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964tsacbostonpatentlaw.pdf
- Caris Diagnostics: http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-caris-diagnostics-inc.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
- Conejo Valley Bar Ass'n: 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
- Double Rock and other IP entities: http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964tsacdoublerockcorporation.pdf
- Dr. McDonough: http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964_petitioneramcutmcdounough.pdf
- EFF: the brief, press release
- FICPI: http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-ficpi.pdf
- Franklin Pierce Law Center: http://www.patentlyo.com/bilski.pdf
- Georgia Biomedical Partnership, Inc.: http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-georgia-biomedical-partnership-inc.pdf
- Houston IPLA: http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-houston-ip-law-assoc..pdf
- Intellectual Property Owners: http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964acintellectualproperty.pdf
- Law Professors, Lemley et al.: http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964ac20lawandbusinessprofessors.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
- Mr. Meiers: http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-raymond-c.-meiers.pdf
- Novartis: http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964tsacnovartiscorporation.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
- 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
- TeleCommunication Systems: http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964nsactelecommunicationsystemsinc.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
- Univ. South Florida: http://www.patentlyo.com/08-964-university-of-south-florida.pdf
- Yahoo's brief: http://www.patentlyo.com/bilski---yahoo-amicus-brief-s.ct-as-filed-8-6-09.pdf
Sources:
- Patently-o article with links to 44 briefs, August 10th 2009
Related pages on ESP Wiki
- in re Bilski - the 2008 case in the Court of Appeals
- Case law in the USA - for more information about the rulings mentioned in these briefs
