The University of Richmond Law School’s Intellectual Property Institute will be hosting its third annual Evil Twins Debate series on Friday, October 9 at noon.
The debate is entitled: Bilski and Patentable Subject Matter: Method or Madness?
Professor John Duffy of George Washington Law School will be arguing against the Federal Circuit’s machine-or-transformation test developed in Bilski, while Professor Jay Thomas of Georgetown Law Center will be arguing in support of the test.
Professor Duffy is intimately familiar with Bilski. In 2008, he argued the case at the Federal Circuit for one of the amici who favors continued patentability of software and business methods and has also written an amicus brief at the Supreme Court.
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Professor Thomas has long advocated against patenting business methods.
