22考研英语之阅读基础精读8-9主讲:宋逸轩微博:宋逸轩公号:逸轩英⽂文考研英语⼀一真题之阅读2010年Text2⽂文章选⾃自2008年2⽉月21⽇日[Businessweek]《商业周刊》中⼀一篇“ApendingThreattoPatents”《专利的潜在威胁》的⽂文章Overthepastdecade,thousandsofpatentshavebeengrantedforwhatarecalledbusinessmethods.Amazon.comreceivedoneforits"one-click"onlinepaymentsystem.MerrillLynchgotlegalprotectionforanassetallocationstrategy.Oneinventorpatentedatechniqueforliftingabox.微博:宋逸轩公号:逸轩英⽂文Nowthenation'stoppatentcourtappearscompletelyreadytoscalebackonbusiness-methodpatents,whichhavebeencontroversialeversincetheywerefirstauthorized10yearsago.Inamovethathasintellectual-propertylawyersabuzz,theU.S.courtofAppealsfortheFederalCircuitsaiditwoulduseaparticularcasetoconductabroadreviewofbusiness-methodpatents.InreBilski,asthecaseisknown,is"averybigdeal",saysDennisD.CrouchoftheUniversityofMissouriSchooloflaw.It"hasthepotentialtoeliminateanentireclassofpatents."微博:宋逸轩公号:逸轩英⽂文考研英语⼀一真题之阅读2010年Text2⽂文章选⾃自2008年2⽉月21⽇日[Businessweek]《商业周刊》中⼀一篇“ApendingThreattoPatents”《专利的潜在威胁》的⽂文章Curbsonbusiness-methodclaimswouldbeadramaticabout-face,becauseitwasthefederalcircuititselfthatintroducedsuchpatentswithis1998decisionintheso-calledstateStreetBankcase,approvingapatentonawayofpoolingmutual-fundassets.Thatrulingproducedanexplosioninbusiness-methodpatentfilings,initiallybyemerginginternetcompaniestryingtostakeoutexclusiverightstospecifictypesofonlinetransactions.微博:宋逸轩公号:逸轩英⽂文考研英语⼀一真题之阅读2010年Text2⽂文章选⾃自2008年2⽉月21⽇日[Businessweek]《商业周刊》中⼀一篇“ApendingThreattoPatents”《专利的潜在威胁》的⽂文章Later,moveestablishedcompaniesracedtoaddsuchpatentstotheirfiles,ifonlyasadefensivemoveagainstrivalsthatmightbeatthemtothepunch.In2005,IBMnotedinacourtfilingthatithadbeenissuedmorethan300business-methodpatents,despitethefactthatitquestionedthelegalbasisforgrantingthem.Similarly,someWallStreetinve...