U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Business Method Patents
Oct 30, 2008, 17:45 (3 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Diane Bartz)
[ Thanks to johnzbesko for this link.
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"The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said
the patent application in question -- a method for reducing the
risk of sudden changes in energy costs -- was not a machine and did
not result in a transformation, both standards set by the U.S.
Supreme Court for patentability."
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