ATDC Brown Bag

Can You Still Patent Software
Presented by John Harris, Senior Partner in IP Practice at Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Wednesday, July 28st 
11:30am to 12:30pm
ATDC Community Room

ATDC has a preponderance of software and business services companies. We are asked all the time about intellectual property and patent protection. But the landscape is fluid. And the recent Supreme Court decision might change everything. 

The future of software and business method patents -- Impact of the Supreme Court's decision in Bilski v. Kappos

On June 28, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that a patent claim directed to a commodities hedging process was not patentable subject matter. The claimed method was found to be too "abstract" to constitute patentable subject matter. There are widespread implications for the decision on the patentability (and enforceability) of patents directed to any kind of process -- including software and business methods.

John Harris, senior partner in the IP Practice Group at Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP in Atlanta, will be the featured speaker at the brownbag on July 28, about the Bilski v. Kappos decision. He will give a summary of the case and what happened. Some of the highlights include:

* Is software still patentable?
* Can you patent a business method at all after this decision?
* How can I file a patent on software that might be found patentable?
* How will the USPTO and patent examiners react to this decision?

Please note: This is a FREE event (for ATDC Members only), therefore it is a TRUE Brown Bag - please bring your own lunch.