Federal Circuit Court to hear software patents case

Tomorrow, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will tackle the divisive issue of software patent assertions. Prominent tech companies claim that there needs to be a way to quickly resolve mass infringement cases asserting this type of patent.

USPTO Director David Kappos holds that the law is too vague to systematically reject "weak" software patents, and recognizes the problems associated with asserting these patents: “If you’ve got a patent and sue 50 to 100 manufacturers all at once, what you’re really saying is that your patent covers the problem, not the particular solution."