[ Thanks to robt for this
link. ]
” In the case of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and AT&T (NYSE:T),
the Supreme Court will decide whether U.S. patents can apply to
software that is copied and distributed overseas. The Court of
Appeals for the Federal Circuit — a patent court that has a
history of allowing patents on software and business methods —
first decided in favor of AT&T, expanding the international
reach of U.S. software patents. On Microsoft’s appeal, the Supreme
Court agreed to hear the case.”