Business Method Patents Are Limited by Federal Circuit in Bilski Decision

Case: In Re Bilski, Fed. Cir. No. 07-11130 (10/30/08)

The One Sentence Summary: Sitting en banc, the Federal Circuit held that a "process" under 35 U.S.C. § 101 is patentable when it is tied to a particular machine or apparatus or it transforms a particular article into a different state or thing.