tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680411562873444681.post6265190475847746388..comments2008-12-25T08:25:44.199-05:00Stephen Fleminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741442753997326943noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1680411562873444681.post-41521663272588332642008-12-25T08:25:00.000-05:002008-12-25T08:25:00.000-05:00Where did this quote come from : "A general purpose computer is not a particular machine, and thus innovative software processes are unpatentable if they are tied only to a general purpose computer."? I don't recall seeing it in the Bilski decision and, in fact, Bilski cites with approval the patenting of the method in State Street, which included means-plus-function clauses that tied back only to software on a general purpose computer.<BR/><BR/>Bilski alters the analysis only at the margins. For many, many entrepreneurs in the web/software space, the analysis whether to spend money on a patent application is the same as it ever was.John Lanzahttp://choate.com/people.php?PeopleID=104noreply@blogger.com