Bascom: another Alice software win
The Bascom court decision helps software patents by suggesting that step 2 of the Alice test should follow established obviousness rules.
Stephen E. Zweig, PhD JD, Patent Attorney
The Bascom court decision helps software patents by suggesting that step 2 of the Alice test should follow established obviousness rules.
The Einfish decision – software running on standard computers isn’t automatically abstract, improves the outlook for US software patents.
Software patents that deal with technical effects, physical parameters, and improving computer function are favored, but business methods are disfavored.