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Supremes ride shotgun with Tesla down open road
• http://blogs.reuters.com, By Reynolds HoldingThe court has long said mere concepts like mathematical formulas can't be patented. A derivatives-market operator argued, however, that using a computer to track counter-party payments was an innovation deserving protection. All nine justices disagreed, opining that the idea would have to, say, make the computer work better to be concrete enough to qualify. The decision does, however, preserve patents on truly substantial software.