Supreme Court rules software patents that cover 'abstract ideas' are invalid | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
From www.theverge.com - June 21, 2014 1:52 AM

Software patents aren't dead, but they just took a blow. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that a series of banking patents didn't cover a concrete software process but an abstract idea, throwing them out and potentially setting a stricter precedent for future patents.