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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:
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* [[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]]
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** [[Audio-video patents]]
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** [[Financial transaction patents]]
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** [[Image processing patents]]
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** [[Micro-blogging patents]]
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** [[Security, encryption and spam solution patents]]
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** [[Webpage and e-commerce patents]]
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** [[XML patents]]
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
* 2009, [[Canada]]: [http://www.p2pnet.net/story/22381 Canadian Patent Appeal Board rejects business method patents], plus an [http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4034/135/ article by Michael Geist]
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* [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/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, 17 Oct, 2005
 
* [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

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

Patent applications which were rejected or have not yet received a final decision:

Related pages on ESP Wiki

External links

References