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* [http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39122923,00.htm E-Data has a patent that convince Apple to pay to sell music online] | * [http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39122923,00.htm 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)[http://www.wapatents.com/2009/11/big-baboon-battles-bilski-court-cites.html] | + | * The ''Baboon Inc. v. [[Dell]], cv-09-1198 (USDC CD Cal.)'' case (ongoing as of Nov 9th 2009)[http://www.wapatents.com/2009/11/big-baboon-battles-bilski-court-cites.html] |
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| + | Patent applications which were rejected or have not yet received a final decision: | ||
| + | * [[Bilski's patent application text]] - rejected by in USA by [[USPTO]], [[CAFC]], [[US Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] | ||
==Related pages on {{SITENAME}}== | ==Related pages on {{SITENAME}}== | ||
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* [[Litigation and specific patents]] | * [[Litigation and specific patents]] | ||
* [[Example software patents]] | * [[Example software patents]] | ||
| − | * [[Webpage and e-commerce patents]] | + | ** [[Audio-video patents]] |
| + | ** [[Financial transaction patents]] | ||
| + | ** [[Image processing patents]] | ||
| + | ** [[Micro-blogging patents]] | ||
| + | ** [[Security, encryption and spam solution patents]] | ||
| + | ** [[Webpage and e-commerce patents]] | ||
| + | ** [[XML patents]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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| − | * [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2005/10/real_business_m.html Real business method patents], Patently-o, Oct | + | * [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2005/10/real_business_m.html Real business method patents], Patently-o, 17 Oct, 2005 - part 2 |
| − | * [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2005/10/patent_board_el.html Patent Board Eliminates "Technological Arts" Requirement For Business Method Patents], Patently-o, Oct | + | * [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2005/10/patent_board_el.html Patent Board Eliminates "Technological Arts" Requirement For Business Method Patents], Patently-o, 17 Oct, 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"'' | ||
| + | * [http://thepriorart.typepad.com/the_prior_art/2010/07/post-bilski-landscape-attempt-to-ban-biz-meth-patents-fails.html The Post-Bilski landscape: Why some tried, but failed, to ban "business method" patents], 15 July, 2010 | ||
| + | * Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_method_patent Business method patent] | ||
| + | * [http://thepriorart.typepad.com/the_prior_art/2010/07/gooseberry-natural-resources-patents-press-releases.html What's so bad about "business method" patents? Small PR firms "goosed" by a patent on press releases], 21 July, 2010 | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
{{footer}} | {{footer}} | ||
[[Category:Example software patents]] | [[Category:Example software patents]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:17, 30 May 2012
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]
Patent applications which were rejected or have not yet received a final decision:
- Bilski's patent application text - rejected by in USA by USPTO, CAFC, Supreme Court
Related pages on ESP Wiki
External links
- Real business method patents, Patently-o, 17 Oct, 2005 - part 2
- Patent Board Eliminates "Technological Arts" Requirement For Business Method Patents, Patently-o, 17 Oct, 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"
- The Post-Bilski landscape: Why some tried, but failed, to ban "business method" patents, 15 July, 2010
- Wikipedia: Business method patent
- What's so bad about "business method" patents? Small PR firms "goosed" by a patent on press releases, 21 July, 2010
