====== Bilski Briefs ====== ===== On Merits ===== {| class="inline" ! # !! Amici ! Industry ! width="140px" | d-l ! Position |- ! colspan="6" | Attorney Organizations |- | 1 || AIPLA | legal services | {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:aipla.pdf|PDF}} {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:aipla-2up.pdf|2up}} {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:aipla-bk.pdf|bk}} | Opposes machine/transformation rule, but does not explain how Bilski should be decided in its absence. Appears to support Rader's dissent. |- | 2 || Association Internationale Pour La protection De La Propriete Intellectuelle | legal services | {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:aippi.pdf|PDF}} {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:aippi_2up.pdf|2up}} {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:aippi_bk.pdf|bk}} | The machine or transformation test should be abolished because it leads to inconsistent and illogical results and stifles innovation. |- | 3 || Austin IP Law Assoc. | legal services | {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:austin_ip_law_assoc.pdf|PDF}} {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:austin_ip_law_assoc_2up.pdf|2up}} {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:austin_ip_law_assoc_bk.pdf|bk}} | The Circuit court's statutory construction should be overturned because it is contrary to the definition in 35 USC 100(b) does not follow canons of statuory |- | 4 || Boston Patent Law Assoc. | legal services | {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:boston_patent_law_assoc.pdf|PDF}} {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:boston_patent_law_assoc_2up.pdf|2up}} {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:boston_patent_law_assoc_bk.pdf|bk}} | |- | 5 || Conejo Valley Bar Assoc. | | {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:conejo_valley_bar_association.pdf|PDF}} {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:conejo_valley_bar_association_2up.pdf|2up}} {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:conejo_valley_bar_association_bk.pdf|bk}} | |- | 6 || Federal Circuit Bar Assoc. | | {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:federal_circuit_bar_assoc.pdf|PDF}} {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:federal_circuit_bar_assoc_2up.pdf|2up}} {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:federal_circuit_bar_assoc_bk.pdf|bk}} | |- | 7 || Fédération Internationale Des Conseils En Propriété Industrielle | | {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:federation_internationale_des_conseils_en_propriete_industrielle.pdf|PDF}} {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:federation_internationale_des_conseils_en_propriete_indu_2up.pdf|2up}} {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:federation_internationale_des_conseils_en_propriete_indu_bk.pdf|bk}} | |- | 8 || Houston IP Law Assoc. | | {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:houston_ip_law_assoc.pdf|PDF}} {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:houston_ip_law_assoc_2up.pdf|2up}} {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:aippi_bk.pdf|bk}} | |- | 9 || IP Assoc. of Chicago | | {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:intellectual_property_association_of_chicago.pdf|PDF}} {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:intellectual_property_association_of_chicago_2up.pdf|2up}} {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:intellectual_property_association_of_chicago_bk.pdf|bk}} | |- | 10 || San Diego IP Law Assoc. | | {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:san_diego_ip_law_assoc.pdf|PDF}} {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:san_diego_ip_law_assoc_2up.pdf|2up}} {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:amici_briefs:san_diego_ip_law_assoc_bk.pdf|bk}} | |- | 11 || Washington State Patent Law Assoc. | | {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:washington_state_patent_law_assoc.pdf|PDF}}{{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:washington_state_patent_law_assoc_2up.pdf|2up}} {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:washington_state_patent_law_assoc_bk.pdf|bk}} | |- ! colspan="6" | Organizations |- | 12 || BIO | Advocacy for biotech | {{:legal:statutory_subject_matter:bilski:bio_et_al.pdf|PDF}} 2up bk | |- | 13 || Business Software Alliance | software | | |- | 14 || Eagle Forum Education Legal Defense | | | |- | 15 || Franklin Pierce Law Center | law school | | |- | 16 || Georgia Biomedical Partnership, Inc. | biotech | | |- | 17 || IPO | Advocacy for large companies | | |- | 18 || PhRMA | Advocacy for Biotech | | |- | 19 || University of South Florida | Education | | |- ! colspan="6" | Government |- | 20 || State of Oregon | | | |- ! colspan="6" | Biotech companies |- | 21 || Caris Diagnostics, Inc. | Biotech | | |- | 22 || Monogram Biosciences, Inc. | Biotech | | |- | 23 || Novartis Corp. | Biotech | | |- ! colspan="6" | Software Companies |- | 24 || Borland Software Corp. | software | | |- | 25 || Armanta et al. | Software | | |- | 26 || IBM | Software and hardware | | |- | 27 || On Time Systems, Inc. | Software | | |- ! colspan="6" | Other Companies |- | 28 || Accenture et al. | Business consulting and business services | | |- | 29 || AwakenIP LLC | IP consulting and advocacy | | |- | 30 || Dolby Laboratories, Inc. et al. | Audio technology | | |- | 31 || Double Rock Corp., et al. | Financial services, e-commerce | | |- | 32 || Legal Onramp | website for lawyers | | |- | 33 || Regulatory Datacorp Inc., et al. | Database, financial services, and mobile technology | | |- | 34 || Telecommunications Systems Inc. | Telecommunications | | |- | 35 || Teles AG | Telecommunications | | |- | 36 || Yahoo! Inc. | Web portal | | |- ! colspan="6" | Individuals |- | 37 || 20 Law Professors | | | |- | 38 || Ananda Chakrabarty | | | |- | 39 || Kevin Emerson Collins | | | |- | 40 || Timothy F. McDonough | | | |- | 41 || Raymond C. Meiers | | | |- | 42 || Robert R. Sachs, et al. | | | |}