heraldsun.com: Court weighs whether to restrict 'business method' patents

Court weighs whether to restrict 'business method' patents

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER : AP Business Writer
May 8, 2008

Is a baseball pitcher's method for throwing a curveball patentable? How about a chiropractor's techniques? A federal appeals court wrestled with those kinds of questions Thursday when it considered placing restrictions on patent protections for business practices. The case under review is being closely watched by financial services and software companies.

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