Event Session
Coping with Alice: Strategies for Winning on Patent Eligibility *
June 4, 2025 @ 1:20 PM EST
1:20 PM ET
June 4, 2025
Coping with Alice: Strategies for Winning on Patent Eligibility *
Ever since the Supreme Court’s seminal decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’l, the law of subject matter eligibility for software patents has remained an enigma. While practitioners understand that abstract ideas, without more, are not patentable under 35 U.S.C. § 101, gleaning from relevant precedent whether a particular software patent will or will not pass muster under Alice remains a challenge.
In addition to discussing the wide differences between how district courts handle and interpret 101, the panel will also discuss strategies for winning on this all-important issue. Among other things, this panel will address:
- How are district courts actually handling cases where software patents are litigated?
- What are the latest Federal Circuit trends, and how are these latest pronouncements influencing district court proceedings and decision-making?
- What lessons can be gained by innovators and patent practitioners who are preparing, filing, and prosecuting software patent applications?
Materials
- How District Courts Are Approaching Alice’s Failure to Define ‘Abstract Ideas’
- Checking in With Alice: Section 101 Developments
- Alice Takeaways and Predictions
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Ever since the Supreme Court’s seminal decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’l, the law of subject matter eligibility for software patents has remained an enigma. While practitioners understand that abstract ideas, without more, are not patentable under 35 U.S.C. § 101, gleaning from relevant precedent whether a particular software patent will or will not pass muster under Alice remains a challenge. In…
Session Speakers
Hon. Andrei Iancu
Former Under Secretary of Commerce for IP & Director of the USPTO
Sullivan & Cromwell
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