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Bilski v. Kappos: the US Supreme Court broadens patent subject-matter eligibility

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The court narrowly ruled that business methods may be patent eligible, while striking down the primacy of its main test.

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Figure 1: Number of amicus briefs from biotech and pharma sector vis-à-vis Bilski v. Kappos.
Figure 2: Amicus briefs from biotech and pharma sector supporting or against Bilski machine-or-transformation test.

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Simmons, W. Bilski v. Kappos: the US Supreme Court broadens patent subject-matter eligibility. Nat Biotechnol 28, 801–805 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0810-801

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