Ctrl-Z: a return to the Supreme Court's software patent ban?

By Timothy B. Lee | Ars Technica

"With the USPTO and courts cracking down on software patents, Ars looks closely at the Supreme Court's software patent decisions. Yes, the Supremes really did say that algorithms can't be patented. In spite of the fact that their rulings have been functionally ignored for almost 20 years, the tide may be about to turn."