ACLU: Patenting Abstract Ideas Violates The Constitution
by T. Colin Dodd
Docudharma:: ACLU: Patenting Abstract Ideas Violates The Constitution
“The court must ensure that any test it uses in determining whether to award a patent is in line with the Constitution,” said Christopher Hansen, senior staff attorney with the ACLU First Amendment Working Group, who filed the brief. “If the government had the authority to grant exclusive rights to an idea, the fundamental purpose of the First Amendment - to protect an individual’s right to thought and expression - would be rendered meaningless.”
