Patent lawyers tend to be significantly more in favor of patents than Justice Stevens.
As for courts, given currently binding precedent for software patents, barring changes in legislation, no court other than the Supreme Court should decide that software patents should not be allowed. Given that the Supreme Court failed to come to that conclusion, it is hard to find a court that would say that. :-(
As for courts, given currently binding precedent for software patents, barring changes in legislation, no court other than the Supreme Court should decide that software patents should not be allowed. Given that the Supreme Court failed to come to that conclusion, it is hard to find a court that would say that. :-(