Case Law Index
federal2014
Additional Highlights:Patent LawPatent EligibilitySoftware Patents
Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International
United States Supreme Court
Key Holding
A patent claim directed to an abstract idea implemented on a generic computer is not patent-eligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101.
Case Summary
Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International established the two-step framework for determining patent eligibility of software and business methods, holding that merely implementing an abstract idea on a generic computer is insufficient to transform it into patent-eligible subject matter.