The court of appeal decision in Bilski has been in the spotlight this year. It is now the US Supreme Court decision in the same case that has just been released.

Bilski was claiming a patent for method of doing business (risk hedging in the commodities market).


The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that Bilski's claims were unpatentable under §101. However, although the US Supreme Court opinion agreed with the result reached by the Federal Circuit, the Supreme Court corrected what it viewed as an overly narrow interpretation of the statute by the Federal Circuit.

Bilski had appealed the rejection of his patent application. The [...]

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