Doug McDonald and Gary Mayback have brought to our attention that, in its 9-3 en banc decision in In re Bilski, the CAFC decided yesterday that, under 35 USC 101, business methods can be patented only if they involve use of a machine or a transformation of matter. Doug will be posting his analysis of this decision next week. Anyone else who wants to comment on the case should feel free to use the blog’s Comment feature to post their thoughts as a comment on this post or on Doug’s post once it is up.
