Patent law, intro

Author : Ken Zeidner

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Hi All, As I indicated in my previous entry, the good folks at Bio Careers have asked me to blog about my experiences regarding my transition from scientist to patent law attorney.  Before getting into that, I thought I would dedicate this entry to a brief review of Bilski.  As you may or may not know, Bilski v. Kappos was the eagerly anticipated decision from Supreme Court of the United States ("SCOTUS") regarding the patentability of business method patents (https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/09pdf/08-964.pdf).  Claim 1 was representative of the claims at issue and read in relevant part: