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Software Patents-New Word On The Street?

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10-Nov-2009
 
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It was the year 1998, and you probably bought Chumbawamba’s album at Best Buy for $9.99. Web-surfers across the nation were happily logging in to the sound of “You Got Mail” as the Supreme Court deliberated the case of State... [read full story]                    

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Supreme Court hears business method patent, Eighth Amendment cases

 pitt.edu 10-Nov-2009
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What is a patent? Join the debate

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US Supreme Court Skeptical of Business Method Patents

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10-Nov-2009
 

Trepidity writes "The US Supreme Court held oral argument Monday in Bilski , a business-methods patent case that might also have important implications for software patents (We have previously discussed the case several times)....

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US high court considers what qualifies for patent

taiwannews.com.tw
10-Nov-2009
 

Skeptical U.S. Supreme Court justices asked Monday whether techniques for speed dating, training horses or choosing a jury should be eligible for patents as the high court struggled to decide what types of inventions should...

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Software companies eye patent case in high court

taiwannews.com.tw
08-Nov-2009
 

With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court on Monday will explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal protections for software. "The...

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