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51Business method patent — Business method patents are a class of patents which disclose and claim new methods of doing business. This includes new types of e commerce, insurance, banking, tax compliance etc. Business method patents are a relatively new species of patent… …
52European patent law — covers a wide range of legislations including national patent laws, the Strasbourg Convention of 1963, the European Patent Convention of 1973, and a number of European Union directives and regulations. Patents having effect in European states may …
53Tax patent — A tax patent is a patent that discloses and claims a system or method for reducing or deferring taxes. Tax patents are granted predominantly in the United States but can be granted in other countries as well. [ [http://www.delphion.com/details?pn …
54Chemical patent — Example of a Markush structure …
55Biological patent — A biological patent is a patent relating to an invention or discovery in biology.HistoryThe 1970’s marked the first time when scientists patented methods on their biotechnological inventions with recombinant DNA. It wasn’t until 1980 that patents …
56Chinese patent medicine — Characteristic little black pills of Chinese patent medicine Chinese patent medicine (simplified Chinese: 中成药; …
57Defensive patent aggregation — A defensive patent aggregation (DPA) is the purchasing of patents or patent rights to keep such patents out of the hands of entities that would assert them against operating companies. The opposite is offensive patent aggregation (OPA) which is… …
58Canadian patent law — is the legal system regulating the grant of patents on inventions within Canada. Patents are in the sole jurisdiction of the federal government and is governed by the federal Patent Act . A patent is a government grant that gives the inventor and …
59List of United States patent law cases — This is a list of patent law cases in the United States from 1878 to 2007.Early cases*City of Elizabeth v. American Nicholson Pavement Co. 1878. Prior use does not include experimental use. *Egbert v. Lippmann 1881. Held that public use of an… …
60Coalition for Patent Fairness — The Coalition for Patent Fairness (CPF) is an ad hoc organization of companies who are lobbying for reforms to the US patent system. In general they believe that the United States Patent and Trademark Office is too prone to grant overly broad… …
