The U.S. Supreme Court should clarify which patent sections can be used to justify patent protection for an invention covering an abstract idea, software provider Openet Telecom Inc. said in a petition for review.
The company asked the Supreme Court to reverse a ruling that four software-related patents belonging to Amdocs (Israel) Ltd. were eligible for patent protection, in a petition docketed July 27 (Openet Telecom Inc. v. Amdocs (Israel) Ltd., U.S., 17-136, cert petition filed 7/24/17).
Amdocs’ response to the petition is due August 28.
If the Supreme Court takes up the case, it could provide much-needed ...
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