Ilan Barzilay Quoted in Intellectual Property Law360
"IP Lawyers React To Bilski's Long-Awaited Arrival"

Ilan Barzilay was quoted in the Intellectual Property Law360 article, "IP Lawyers React To Bilski's Long-Awaited Arrival," published June 28, 2010. The article reported on several IP attorneys' reactions to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Bilski v. Kappos case. According the article, the court "narrowly ruled that business methods are eligible for patent protection." Ilan noted that this decision is unlikely to create any major waves. He pointed out that the Federal Circuit's attempts to clarify the law were struck down in favor of a more amorphous approach. Ilan added that courts will rely on the machine-or-transformation test, but they will still need to do more to investigate whether challenged patents are "abstract ideas," like Bilski's, that are undeserving of protection.