Muniauction v. Thomson Corp. and i-Deal is a case, decided last month by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit(CAFC), that could open the door for companies to use a patented method, including ...

As the Supreme Court issues its last decisions before the end of the spring session, intellectual-property lawyers have been asking: Where's Bilski? This is the case that may deliver a knockout blow ...

As its name suggests, a business method patent grants to its holder exclusive rights to a particular way of doing business. Until recently, it was widely assumed that business methods were not ...

To us, there's something oddly comforting when the Supreme Court justices all appear on the same page in a case; when Justice Scalia's comments echo Justice Breyer's, which, in turn, echo Chief ...

Business method patents have been a contentious issue, with some saying that they're necessary for software innovation and others claiming that they prevent innovation. The Bilski case, which will be ...

In January of this year, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) issued Patent No. 2,246,933 to Amazon.com for its “one-click” technology, thereby marking the beginning of business method ...

In the United States today, it’s generally agreed upon that if you invent a ground-breaking innovation, you should receive a patent for it. The personal computer. The microwave. The television. Less ...

Following the Federal Circuit's decision in In re Bilski (Fed Cir 2008), when a method claim is not tied to a particular machine or apparatus and does not transform a particular article into a ...

If you are one of the recipients of the 1,330 business method patents issued in the U.S. last year, or the thousands more that have been issued rampantly and indiscriminately over the past decade, you ...

Since 1998 business methods have been patentable in the United States. This is thanks to the decision of the United States Court of Appeals in State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial ...