By Ben M. Davidson (Originally published in Los Angeles Daily Journal 6/19/2014) Should patents be issued on business ideas that are implemented using conventional software and hardware techniques? The U.S. Supreme Court answered that question “no” Thursday in its long-awaited decision in CLS Bank International v. Alice Corp., 13-298. The case involved a patented computerized…

(Originally published in Los Angeles Daily Journal 6/19/2014) Should patents be issued on business ideas that are implemented using conventional software and hardware techniques? The U.S. Supreme Court answered that question “no” Thursday in its long-awaited decision in CLS Bank International v. Alice Corp., 13-298. The case involved a patented computerized system for reducing “settlement…

PDF (link opens in new window) By Ben M. Davidson         Monday was a good day for companies facing allegations of patent infringement. The U.S. Supreme Court issued two major decisions that reverse rulings by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that had favored patent owners. In Limelight Networks Inc. v. Akamai…