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Journal of Intellectual Property Law

2019

Software patents

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Diminishing Uncertainty In Software Patents: After The Supreme Court Denied Certiorari For Synopsys Inc. V. Mentor Graphics Corp., Kayla Hope Barnes Jul 2019

Diminishing Uncertainty In Software Patents: After The Supreme Court Denied Certiorari For Synopsys Inc. V. Mentor Graphics Corp., Kayla Hope Barnes

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

There is currently a gap in United States' patent law that is threatening American innovation. The lack of predictability of the patent eligibility of new computer software has left many to wonder what the future holds for the industry. This idea is illustrated by the Global Intellectual Property Center's most recent patent protection rankings where, for the first time, the Global Intellectual Property Center ranked the United States tenth in patent protection tied with Hungary. To put this in perspective, the Center ranked the United States as the best country for patents in 2016. The 2017 report cites "uncertainty" in …