http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/08/24/u-s-patent-officers-apparently-getting-no-vacations-this-summer/ Hedge funds, portable alpha, 130/30 and alpha-centric investing Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:52:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/2009/08/24/u-s-patent-officers-apparently-getting-no-vacations-this-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-193005 Dale B. Halling Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:07:03 +0000 http://allaboutalpha.com/blog/?p=5549#comment-193005 Business method patents have been widely criticized. I have searched in vain for a clear definition of what a business method patent is. If you just take the literal meaning, a patent related to how a business in operates, then every patent is a business method patent. A patent on a light bulb is a business method patent since it covers how a company intends to build a light bulb. I contend that no coherent definition of a business method patent can be found. For more information see my post on the Bilski case http://hallingblog.com/2009/06/08/bilski-software-patents-and-business-method-patents/ Business method patents have been widely criticized. I have searched in vain for a clear definition of what a business method patent is. If you just take the literal meaning, a patent related to how a business in operates, then every patent is a business method patent. A patent on a light bulb is a business method patent since it covers how a company intends to build a light bulb. I contend that no coherent definition of a business method patent can be found. For more information see my post on the Bilski case http://hallingblog.com/2009/06/08/bilski-software-patents-and-business-method-patents/

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