The Case For And Against Software And Business Model Patents

Courtesy Techdirt  Thu, 04/10/2008 - 16:47

Things have been busy, so I haven't been able to add to my ongoing series of posts on intellectual property until now.

I've also been working on a post for the series that is a bit involved, which has taken extra time. However, just as I'm working on finishing that up, the various friend of the court briefs on the Bilski case were due, which is a perfect opportunity to discuss the question of business model and software patents....

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