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business-method exception

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A quick definition of business-method exception:

Business-Method Exception: A rule that says ideas for how to do business cannot be protected by laws that protect inventions and creative works. In the past, courts said that "pure methods of doing business" could not be patented. However, in 1998, a court said that business methods could be patented if they met certain requirements. In Europe, business methods are still not protected by patent laws.

A more thorough explanation:

The term "business-method exception" refers to the traditional belief that methods of doing business are not protected by intellectual property laws. In the past, it was established that "pure methods of doing business" were not eligible for patent protection. However, in 1998, the Federal Circuit ruled in State St. Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Fin. Group that business methods can be patented if they meet the requirements for a valid patent.

For example, a company may develop a new method for processing credit card transactions that is faster and more efficient than existing methods. If this method meets the requirements for a valid patent, the company may be able to obtain patent protection for it, even though it is a method of doing business.

The European Patent Convention, on the other hand, specifically excludes business methods from patent protection.

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GW wave today?
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Dkk
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Fuck, reading the wikipedia now. Literal last song they did before they broke up was Storywriter. Wow.
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@renard99: man, hard to find.
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@glovediedthisishismom: Congrats on the snow.
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@renard99: Poetic and nice.
9:42
My name is renard99 and I just sent @babycat feet pics
glovediedthisishismom
9:42
nobody is at the office today they should let little glovey go home and watch harry potter
Dkk
9:49
Lmfao, Gross
Dkk
9:49
@glovediedthisishismom: Watch it at the office!
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9:50
Proton vpn and https://en.solarmovie-official.lol/
let little glovey go home!
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9:55
it’s true he sent me feet pics (unsolicited!)
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9:56
poor little glovey
babycat
9:56
it’s illegal to make you work on a snow day
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9:57
Free feet pics sounds like you saved some money
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