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:''(For the Supreme Court case, see: [[Bilski v. Kappos (2010, USA)]])''
 
 
 
"'''in re Bilski'''" was a 2008 [[case law in the USA|court case in the USA]] at the [[Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit]] (CAFC).
 
 
 
Background:
 
 
 
* Bilski's patent was rejected by the [[USPTO]]'s board of appeal (BPAI), in March 2006: [http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/bpai/its/fd022257.pdf fd022257.pdf]
 
* CAFC hears the case as ''in re Bilski'', and rules that the patent was rightly rejected, October 2008: [http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions/07-1130.pdf 07-1130.pdf]
 
* [[US Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] reviews the CAFC ruling and confirms the rejection: [[Bilski v. Kappos]]
 
 
 
==Amicus briefs against software patents==
 
Lists of Amicus briefs are available at Groklaw[http://www.groklaw.net/staticpages/index.php?page=2009022607324398] and Patently-O[http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2008/04/ex-parte-bilski.html].
 
 
 
===Full list of amicus briefs===
 
Here is a probably-incomplete list of the briefs submitted, based on the list and commentary by Patently-o,[http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2008/04/ex-parte-bilski.html] and of finnegan.com.[http://www.finnegan.com/AmicusBriefsFiledforInreBilski/]
 
 
 
* [[Accenture]]: [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.accenture.pdf]
 
* [[ACLU]]: [http://www.aclu.org/pdfs/freespeech/in_re_bilski_aclu_amicus.pdf]
 
* [[AIPLA]]: [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.aipla.pdf]
 
* [[AMEX]]: [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.amex.pdf]
 
* [[BIO]]: [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.bio.pdf]
 
* [[BPLA]]: [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.bpla.pdf]
 
* [[Business Software Alliance]]: [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.bsa.pdf]
 
* [[CCIA]]: [http://www.ccianet.org/docs/filings/ip/CCIA-Bilski-Amicus.pdf]
 
* [[CPA]]: [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.aicpa.pdf]
 
* [[Dell]] & [[Microsoft]]: [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.microsoft.pdf]
 
* [[EFF]] (Schultz): [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.eff.pdf]
 
* [[Eli Lilly]]: [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.lilly.pdf]
 
* [[End Software Patents]]: [http://endsoftpatents.org/local--files/news/esp-bilski-final.pdf]
 
* [[End of Software]] (EOS): [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.eos.pdf]
 
* Financial Services Industry: [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.fsi.pdf]
 
* [[IBM]]: [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.ibm.pdf]
 
* [[IPO]]: [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.ipo.pdf]
 
* Mr. Aharonian: [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.aharonian.pdf]
 
* Mr. Morgan: [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.morgan.pdf]
 
* [[Philips]]: [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.philips.pdf]
 
* Prof Collins: [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.collins.pdf]
 
* Prof Lemley: [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.lemley.pdf]
 
* Prof Morris: [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.rjmorris.pdf]
 
* Prof Sarnoff: [http://www.patentlyo.com/bilski.sarnoff.pdf]
 
* RDC (Duffy): [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.duffy.pdf]
 
* [[Red Hat]]: [http://www.redhat.com/f/pdf/federal_circuit_brief.pdf]
 
* [[RMC]]: [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.acr.pdf]
 
* [[SAP]]: [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.sap.pdf]
 
* Software & Information Industry Assn: [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.siaa.pdf]
 
* [[WA IP]]: [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.wash.pdf]
 
* [[Yahoo]] & Prof Merges: [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/bilski.yahoomerges.pdf]
 
 
 
===End Software Patents===
 
 
 
The brief from [[End Software Patents]] focussed on proving real current harm and that the victims are often non-software companies who aren't aware that they're in risk.
 
 
 
* [http://endsoftpatents.org/local--files/news/esp-bilski-final.pdf ESP's Amicus brief]
 
* Discussion: [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2008/04/closely-watched-case-may-spell-trouble-for-software-patents.ars Ars Technica]
 
 
 
===Red Hat===
 
 
 
[[Red Hat]] too submitted a strongly anti-software-patent brief:
 
 
 
* [http://www.redhat.com/f/pdf/federal_circuit_brief.pdf Red Hat's Amicus brief] ([http://www.groklaw.net/articlebasic.php?story=20080409173618804 text version on Groklaw])
 
* [http://www.press.redhat.com/2008/04/07/red-hat-asks-federal-court-to-limit-patents-on-software/ press release]
 
* [http://www.groklaw.net/articlebasic.php?story=20080409033837121 Groklaw discussion]
 
 
 
A quote:
 
 
 
:"''In summary, we contend in Part I that abstract ideas are not patentable when they involve no substantial physical transformation. In Part II, we explain that insubstantial physical transformations, such as running a software-implemented algorithm on a computer, should be deemed insufficient to come within Section 101...''"
 
 
 
===ACLU===
 
* [http://www.aclu.org/pdfs/freespeech/in_re_bilski_aclu_amicus.pdf Amicus brief]
 
 
 
This brief argues that the idea in question is an abstract idea. It can be implemented in software, but it is still abstract.  The USA's Constitutional protection of [[Freedom of expression|free speech]] (the "First Amendment") protects the right to talk about "abstract ideas", and thus this patent conflicts with the First Amendment, or at least gives insufficient "breathing room" for the [[First Amendment]] to be usable.
 
 
 
* Discussion: [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2008/04/closely-watched-case-may-spell-trouble-for-software-patents.ars Ars Technica]
 
 
 
==Analyses of the 2008 ruling==
 
* [http://www.groklaw.net/staticpages/index.php?page=2009022607324398 Groklaw's page of about 10 articles]
 
* Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_re_Bilski in re Bilski]
 
* The ruling in practice post-Bilski: [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2008/12/bpai-pto-should.html BPAI: PTO Should Apply Broadest Reasonable Claim Interpretation to Section 101 Analysis]
 
* [http://www.eff.org/cases/re-bilski EFF's Bilski page]
 
* [http://ip-updates.blogspot.com/2008/10/federal-circuit-adopts-machine-or.html IP Updates blog about "machine or transformation" wording] (see also: [[Particular machine or transformation]])
 
* [http://www.softwarefreedom.org/news/2008/oct/30/bilski/ SFLC's reaction], Oct 30th 2008
 
* [http://www.softwarefreedom.org/podcast/2008/nov/25/0x01/ SFLC podcast mentioning Bilski], Nov 25th 2008
 
* [http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2009/05/19/bilski-not-so-bad-for-software-patents-after-all/id=3582/ Bilski Not So Bad for Software Patents After All], May 2009
 
* [http://boycottnovell.com/2008/11/01/patent-problems-overview/ A BoycottNovell article with links to lots of 2008 coverage of Bilski]
 
 
 
==Post-Bilski changes in patent situation==
 
The US Patent office began rejecting certain patents based on the Bilski test.[http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2008/12/bpai-pto-should.html]
 
 
 
In July 2009 a court rejected a patent based on Bilski.[http://news.slashdot.org/story/09/07/10/1218231/Judge-Invalidates-Software-Patent-Citing-Bilski]
 
 
 
The USPTO posted new subject matter examination guidelines in August 2009.<ref>http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2009/08/interim-guidelines-on-statutory-subject-matter.html</ref>
 
 
 
==Related pages on {{SITENAME}}==
 
 
 
* [[Case law in the USA]]
 
* [[Bilski's patent]]
 
 
 
==External links==
 
* Ars Technica articles by [[Timothy B. Lee]]:
 
** [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2008/10/appeals-court-limits-software-business-method-patents.ars Appeals court deals severe blow to business method patents], October 2008
 
** [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2008/04/closely-watched-case-may-spell-trouble-for-software-patents.ars Closely-watched case may spell trouble for software patents], April 2008
 
 
 
===Patently-o coverage===
 
* http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2008/04/ex-parte-bilski.html
 
* http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2008/07/the-death-of-go.html
 
* http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2008/10/in-re-bilski.html
 
* http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2008/10/patenting-tax-s.html
 
* http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2008/11/cle-how-to-draf.html
 
* http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2008/11/professor-colli.html
 
* http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2009/03/in-re-ferguson-patentable-subject-matter.html
 
* http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2009/08/interim-guidelines-on-statutory-subject-matter.html
 
 
 
==References==
 
{{reflist}}
 
 
 
 
 
{{footer}}
 
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[[Category:Court cases and litigation]]
 
[[Category:Bilski]]
 

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