O'Reilly v. Morse
1854 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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O'Reilly v. Morse, 56 U.S. (15 How.) 62 (1853),[1] also known as The Telegraph Patent Case, is an 1854 decision of the United States Supreme Court that has been highly influential in the development of the law of patent-eligibility in regard to claimed inventions in the field of computer-software related art. It holds, essentially, that an abstract idea, apart from its implementation, is not patent-eligible.
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O'Reilly v. Morse | |
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Decided January 30, 1854 | |
Full case name | O'Reilly v. Morse |
Citations | 56 U.S. 62 (more) |
Holding | |
An abstract idea is not patent-eligible. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Taney |
Dissent | Grier |
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