Business method patents protect intellectual property by allowing the owner to control rights to a business method during the life of the patent. 1 This means that they can prevent other companies from using the process or they can license the process to other companies for a fee. 1
Unlike traditional patents, which cover physical inventions or chemical formulas, business method patents safeguard innovative, non-obvious ways of conducting business online. 2 This can include novel online shopping cart systems, unique algorithms for online advertising, or groundbreaking approaches to online payment processing. 2
Некоторые критерии, которые нужно выполнить, чтобы получить патент на бизнес-метод:
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