United States Backs Certiorari In 2 High Court Cases Over Abstract Idea Patents

Mealey's (April 10, 2023, 10:23 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. government filed a combined amicus curiae brief explaining why certiorari should be granted in two patent eligibility cases, with the U.S. solicitor general (SG) recommending that the U.S. Supreme Court take up the petitions ‘to clarify the proper reach and application of the abstract-idea exception to patent eligibility under Section 101” of the Patent Act....