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End Of Software Patents? US Supreme Court To Decide

01:30 Thursday Apr 3, 2014

            

Long-running case could hold key to stopping 'patent trolls' - but also affect huge industry built on patenting software.

The US supreme court delves on Monday into the hotly contested question of when software is eligible for patent protection.

The nine justices will hear a one-hour argument in a case of interest not just to software companies but also to a wide range of businesses that sell products containing computer-implemented features. The ruling, expected by the end of June, will affect companies involved in such industries as healthcare, IT, communications and high-tech engineering.

The case before the US's highest court involves Alice Corporation, which holds patents for a computer system that facilitates financial transactions. The patents are challenged by CLS Bank International, which says they are not patent eligible. In May 2013, the federal appeals court ruled for CLS but the judges were split on which legal test to adopt.

But it's not just the two sides which are interested in the outcome. Google, Dell, Verizon Communications, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and engine manufacturer Cummins are among the companies that have filed legal papers weighing in on the issue.

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