The United States Supreme Court first addressed the patentability of computer software in Gottschalk v.

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In other words, the court said that there needs to be a fairly high standard for patentability.

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On November 20, 1972, the Supreme Court handed down its first ruling on the patentability of software.

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Throughout the debate, large technology firms, which are frequently accused of patent infringement, have backed the higher standard for patentability.

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Patent applications filed today will take nearly 40 percent less time to receive an initial patentability determination on their innovation compared to January 2009.

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Through supplemental examination, a patent owner can go back to the PTO after the patent is issued and voluntarily submit additional information to be considered as to whether it impacts patentability.

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But that is not relevant from a patentability standpoint.

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In a post on The New Zealand Harald, Commerce Minister Craig Foss said that following industry consultation he had decided to remove the patentability of software from the Patents Bill, which is currently before Parliament.

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Most importantly, the order said, examiners at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office determined that the information at issue was irrelevant to patentability, saying it dealt with tests of the median lethal dose of the drug, not the much lower doses used by consumers.

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