Oral arguments in the Bilski case began yesterday before the U.S. Supreme Court. Gathering from the numerous blogs and other sites covering the arguments, it is apparent that the Justices were ready, questioning both sides incessantly on their arguments’ weaknesses. A large question in the minds of the Justices is whether the authors of the 1952 Patent Act contemplated patenting business methods.
The patentability of business methods awaits its fate. There are numerous blogs with full coverage of the arguments. See IP Watchdog, Patently-O, or The 271 Patent Blog.
Ian McClure is a former corporate & securities and intellectual property law attorney with 
Trevor M. Blum is a former Associate in the Chicago-based, valuation practice group of Ocean Tomo, LLC., an intellectual property (IP) consultancy. Additionally, he provided instrumental research support to Intellectual Property Exchange International, Inc., an IP exchange start-up. Trevor holds a B.S. from Indiana University and is currently an MBA candidate at the University of Cambridge, focusing on international business and finance. His interests also include entrepreneurship, economics, and informational visualization. He enjoys running and cycling in his free time. Trevor seeks to bring a transnational business perspective to the blog. 
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