Search Results - subject:"business method patents"

An Argument Against Business Method Patents Demonstrating That Algorithms Are Abstract and Business Methods Are Obvious

Gladstone, Julia Alpert - 2001

In the United States, the Patent and Trademarks Office and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit are extending patent protection to the invention of new Internet business methods. The article argues that this discourages innovation and rewards existing monopolies. First, the article...

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Patente in der europäischen Finanzindustrie: terra incognita?

Wagner, Stefan - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly … 78 (2009) 1, pp. 156-166

The imprecise wording of article 52 of the European Patent Convention lead to uncertainty with regard to the patentability of inventions related to financial methods and processes at the European Patent Office (EPO). This article summarizes the relevant legislation in Europe and contrasts it...

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BUSINESS METHOD PATENTS IN EUROPE AND THEIR STRATEGIC USE—EVIDENCE FROM FRANKING DEVICE MANUFACTURERS

Wagner, Stefan - In: Economics of Innovation and New Technology 17 (2008) 3, pp. 173-194

method patents leading to opposition rates against granted patents of 44%. … strong competition for intellectual property rights is conducted. It contains evidence for the strategic use of business …

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The business method patent: a barrier to global harmonisation of intellectual property rights?

Hemphill, Thomas A. - In: Global Business and Economics Review 8 (2006) 3/4, pp. 179-186

-related application. This article focuses on the public policy issues related to business method patents in the USA, and subsequently … forbids the recognition of business method patents by the European Patent Office. … the paper evaluates the public policy environment as it pertains to the recognition of computer-related, business method …

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