Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Carter G. Phillips , Washington, DC, for Petitioner.
Mark Perry , Washington, DC, for Respondents.
Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the respondents.
Adam L. Perlman , Williams & Connolly LLP, Robert E. Sokohl , Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC, Carter G. Phillips , Counsel of Record, Jeffrey P. Kushan , Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC, Constantine L. Trela, Jr. , Tacy F. Flint , Timothy R. Hargadon , Benjamin M. Flowers , Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.
Mark A. Perry , Counsel of Record, Helgi C. Walker , Brian M. Buroker , Alexander N. Harris , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, DC, for Respondents.
Supreme Court of United States.
Justice THOMAS delivered the opinion of the Court.
The patents at issue in this case disclose a computer-implemented scheme for mitigating "settlement risk" (i.e., the risk that only one party to a financial transaction will pay what it owes) by using a third-party intermediary. The question presented is whether these claims are patent eligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101, or are instead drawn to a patent-ineligible...
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