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A woman walks to the Supreme Court in Washington June 19, 2014. The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that implementing an abstract idea using a computer does not make an invention patent eligible.
In a ruling that will constrain future presidents, the court held on a 9-0 vote that the three appointments Obama made to the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in 2012 were unlawful. The decision limits the ability of presidents to make so-called 'recess appointments' without Senate approval.
(Reporting by Lawrence Hurley; Editing by Howard Goller)
Entities 0 Name: Howard Goller Count: 1 1 Name: NLRB Count: 1 2 Name: Senate Count: 1 3 Name: Washington Count: 1 4 Name: Reuters\/Joshua Roberts Count: 1 5 Name: U.S. National Labor Relations Board Count: 1 6 Name: Supreme Court Count: 1 7 Name: U.S. Supreme Court Count: 1 8 Name: Obama Count: 1 9 Name: Lawrence Hurley Count: 1 Related 0 Url: http://ift.tt/1pNYD4J Title: Big broadcasters vanquish upstart Aereo at U.S. Supreme Court Description: Credit: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst Aereo CEO and founder Chet Kanojia (C) departs the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington April 22, 2014. In a decision that could crimp consumers' hopes to cut the cord from their cable operators, the U.S Supreme Court said Aereo Inc, a video streaming service backed by media mogul Barry Diller, violated copyright law by using tiny antennas to broadcast TV content online to paying subscribers.
