The 1980’s - Software Patent

• Merrill Lynch receives U.S. Patent 4,346,442 for its Cash Management Account system

• District Court in Delaware says the subject matter isn’t unpatentable

  • Paine Webber v Merrill Lynch, 564 F.Supp. 1358 (D.Del. 1983)

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