CLS Bank v. Alice ruling by US CAFC on 8 May 2013

Big news; will post analysis in the next few hours. Contributions to this page very welcome. (11 May 2013)

For background to this court case, see: CLS Bank v. Alice (2012, USA)

This is a very important ruling. The US CAFC ruled en banc (all the judges together). The only appeal left that could change this would be to the US Supreme Court.

• The ruling (11-1301) US CAFC en banc

Experts' reactions

• CLS Bank v. Alice Corp: Court Finds Many Software Patents Ineligible, Patently-O
• Federal Circuit, en banc, rules in CLS Bank, Groklaw
• Software Patent Eligibility, David Schwartz

Related pages on ESP Wiki

• Case law in the USA
• US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit