Supreme Court orders do-over on key software patent ruling
27 05 2012by Timothy B. Lee – May 23 2012, 4:30pm CDT
Ars Technica
Justices wonder if online ad schemes are patentable inventions.
The United States Supreme Court signaled skepticism about broad software patents Monday when it ordered reconsideration of an online advertising patent. The high court asked the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to reconsider its decision approving the patent in light of a March Supreme Court decision restricting patents on medical diagnostic techniques.
The online ad patent, granted to a company called Ultramercial, covers the concept of allowing users to watch a pre-roll advertisement as an alternative to paying for premium content . . .
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