The CIO and Patent Lawsuits

"You may think that the last thing on earth that could happen to your company would be that your business might be sued because it used a particular software program. You'd be wrong.

"In the aftermath of the Bilski Supreme Court decision, the Supreme Court did nothing to stop software or business method patents. As a result, not only software development companies but all businesses are now in more danger from patent lawsuits than ever before."

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