Leigh J. Martinson, Esq., a partner in McDermott Will & Emery LLP, reviews the Supreme Court’s long-awaited decision in Bilski v. Kappos, in which business methods patents barely survived, and discusses the impact of this decision on future patent litigation and prosecution. Our presenter also discusses previous 35 U.S.C. section 101 precedent, various litigation and prosecution strategies for challenging a section 101 attack, and strategies for attacking existing claims under section 101. A must program for patent practitioners, from the Celesq®-West IP Master Series.