Software Patents in India: Understanding Section 3(k) of the Patents Act

Introduction Software has become an essential part of modern technology. Numerous inventions in the modern world rely on computer programs, computer systems, and automated systems. Online services, banking technology, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence are some of the industries that strongly depend on software-based solutions. Due to this growing reliance on software, there is a highly […]

Case Analysis: Alice Corp. V. Cls Bank (134 S. Ct. 2347 (2014))

Introduction The Patent Statute of the US defines patentable subject matter as ‘any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter’ and any improvements.[1] But patent cannot be granted for laws of nature, natural phenomena or abstract ideas. In most of the countries, software cannot be patented unless it forms an element within a […]