Unless I misunderstood, this is what the reference to "Athena" is about:
The Athena Project was launched in 1999. Athena’s aim is the advancement of women in science engineering and technology (SET) in higher education (HE) and a significant increase in the number of women recruited to the top posts.
Cosmic/Theo...And to complete the record, John J. Oskorep, the attorney named in their previous applications was also employed by Gray Cary at one time. He wrote some rather interesting articles as well.
In this one, he presents the legal precedents that demonstrate the patentability of "abstract ideas", as are exemplified by informatics and algorithms. When you get to the site, it may ask you to select a state. If that happens, simply click your state and it WILL take you to the article: