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* [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2005/10/patent_board_el.html Patent Board Eliminates "Technological Arts" Requirement For Business Method Patents], Patently-o, Oct 17, 2005 | * [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2005/10/patent_board_el.html Patent Board Eliminates "Technological Arts" Requirement For Business Method Patents], Patently-o, Oct 17, 2005 | ||
* [http://www.iusmentis.com/patents/businessmethods/epoexamples/ Examples of granted European business method patents], 2004, by Arnoud Engelfriet | * [http://www.iusmentis.com/patents/businessmethods/epoexamples/ Examples of granted European business method patents], 2004, by Arnoud Engelfriet | ||
| + | * [http://web.archive.org/web/20080309060603/http://www.davidstreitfeld.com/archive/technology/extortion.shtml E-Commerce Battles 'Me'-Commerce] - ''"If you're selling online [in the US], at the most recent count there are 4,319 patents you could be violating"'' | ||
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Revision as of 09:50, 12 July 2010
A business method patent is a patent on a way of does business, commerce.
Business method patents are intimately linked to software patents because they can usually be turned into software patents by adding a computer. A standard way to do this is to claim "computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions" which carry out the business method.[1]
Examples
- 1-click shopping
- E-Data has a patent that convince Apple to pay to sell music online
- The Baboon Inc. v. Dell, cv-09-1198 (USDC CD Cal.) case (ongoing as of Nov 9th 2009)[1]
Related pages on ESP Wiki
External links
- 2009, Canada: Canadian Patent Appeal Board rejects business method patents, plus an article by Michael Geist
- Real business method patents, Patently-o, Oct 17, 2005 - part 2
- Patent Board Eliminates "Technological Arts" Requirement For Business Method Patents, Patently-o, Oct 17, 2005
- Examples of granted European business method patents, 2004, by Arnoud Engelfriet
- E-Commerce Battles 'Me'-Commerce - "If you're selling online [in the US], at the most recent count there are 4,319 patents you could be violating"
