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BUSINESS METHOD PATENTS –
Readily available yet
still controversial
Matthew Sulman
“A business system is a method of operating any aspect of an economic enterprise.”
“The rapid development of information technology has created new
opportunities for innovation in the business world and has led to an increase
in the numbers of patents sought in this area.”
It is now possible to register business method patents in Australia, the
United States and European Union Patent Offices. This development in patent
law has brought much discussion, attracted some degree of controversy, and has
resulted in changes to the law initiated both by the courts and legislature.
PATENTABLE
SUBJECT MATTER - Issues Paper
Australian Council on Intellectual Property
The Advisory Council on Intellectual Property is conducting a review of
what types of subject matter should be able to be patented in Australia and
whether the law is meeting the country's needs. This issues paper aims to
provoke discussion on the topic and to identify some of the main issues... Read
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