Comments on: Ruling May Curtail Software Patents http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/ruling-may-curtail-software-patents/ Upgrade Your Lifestyle Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:06:40 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mark Nowotarski http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/ruling-may-curtail-software-patents/#comment-57591 Mark Nowotarski Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:45:59 +0000 #comment-57591 The biggest winners from the Bilski decision might be technology consultants. As a US patent agent specializing in business method patents, one of the strategies I've emphasized for financial professionals seeking a patent is for them to spend a little extra money to hire a technology consultant (e.g. actuary, IT professional, etc.) to spec out the technical implementation of their inventions. We then include those specifications in the patent application with the tech consultant as a coinventor. <br /> <br /> The strategy has been very successful and with Bilski taking such a strong stand on the importance of tying a new financial invention to a "particular machine", it should be even more so in the future.<br /> The biggest winners from the Bilski decision might be technology consultants. As a US patent agent specializing in business method patents, one of the strategies I've emphasized for financial professionals seeking a patent is for them to spend a little extra money to hire a technology consultant (e.g. actuary, IT professional, etc.) to spec out the technical implementation of their inventions. We then include those specifications in the patent application with the tech consultant as a coinventor.

The strategy has been very successful and with Bilski taking such a strong stand on the importance of tying a new financial invention to a “particular machine”, it should be even more so in the future.

]]> By: Michael Feigin, Esq. http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/ruling-may-curtail-software-patents/#comment-57592 Michael Feigin, Esq. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:56:46 +0000 #comment-57592 For some quotes and analysis in context on what the case actually says, see patentlawny.com/index.php/business-method-patents For some quotes and analysis in context on what the case actually says, see patentlawny.com/index.php/business-method-patents

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