Alice v CLS Bank

This week went well, but there were definitely a lot of challenges that I was faced with. Last week, I was given homework by my mentor to read Alice. Alice is a two-step process that was taken to the Supreme Court in regard to its patent-eligibility. For my Research Assessment this week, I read an article that discussed Alice, post-Alice, and a Supreme Court case that used Alice as a reference called McRO v Bandai. Alice was extremely confusing and Mrs. Mosser described the case as “something lawyers don’t even understand.” Even though Alice was confusing, I used Youtube in the hope that someone would be able to explain it to me. Luckily, a Youtube video helped me understand the premise of the concept, however, I still have questions: How was the Abstract idea evaluated? How did preemption differ between Alice and McRO? I would have to look into Alice a lot more to fully understand the concept behind it to answer my question. In the end, I learned a lot about preemption and how it contributes to patent-eligibility. Preemption, in simple terms, is not withholding another inventor from achieving something. Technology is advancing every day and the last thing the world wants to do is stop advancements. I would consider myself successful this week because I was able to take the difficulty in preemption and turn it into a simple sentence that I could explain to anyone. I want to learn more about Alice and Supreme Court cases that were and are still being affected by it today. I plan on continuing to research about Alice this week and to start planning my Display Board for the Showcase.