Bilski: What It Means, Part 2 -- Listening to the Dissenting Opinions (Groklaw)

Groklaw continues looking into the Bilski decision. "So let's look now at the dissenting opinions, as text, so you can give consideration to the point of view of those who sincerely believe that patents should cover more than they now can. You'll note that the State Street decision was in 1998. Some of these justices were sitting on the court at that time. The decision in State Street was decided by three judges, Giles Sutherland Rich, who passed away in 1999, and justices Plage and Bryson, still serving. Judge Rich wrote the decision in State Street, when he was 94 years old. Most of the 16 judges that decided Bilski were serving in 1998, only four of them having been appointed later than that. You'll see Justice Newman referenced in one of the footnotes of that State Street decision, footnote 10. So she is no newbie to patent law."

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