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Gottschalk v. Benson, 409 U.S. 63 (1972)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Gottschalk v. Benson, 409 U.S. 63 (1972)
Gottschalk v. Benson No. 71-485 Argued October 16, 1972 Decided November 20, 1972 409 U.S. 63
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT
OF CUSTOMS AND PATENT APPALS
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Respondents’ method for converting numerical information from binary-coded decimal numbers into pure binary numbers, for use in programming conventional general purpose digital computers, is merely a series of mathematical calculations or mental steps, and does not constitute a patentable "process" within the meaning of the Patent Act, 35 U.S.C. § 100(b). Pp. 64-73.
___ C.C.P.A. (Pat.) ___, 441 F.2d 682, reversed.
DOUGLAS, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all members joined except STEWART, BLACKMUN, and POWELL, JJ., who took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Gottschalk v. Benson, 409 U.S. 63 (1972) in 409 U.S. 63 409 U.S. 64. Original Sources, accessed May 20, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CFAATPHL53QF7B5.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Gottschalk v. Benson, 409 U.S. 63 (1972), in 409 U.S. 63, page 409 U.S. 64. Original Sources. 20 May. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CFAATPHL53QF7B5.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Gottschalk v. Benson, 409 U.S. 63 (1972). cited in 1972, 409 U.S. 63, pp.409 U.S. 64. Original Sources, retrieved 20 May 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CFAATPHL53QF7B5.
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