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Information Today July 6, 2010 George H. Pike	Supreme Court Confirms Patentability of Business Methods, Denies Bilski Patent The lengthy and complex decision, entitled Bilski v. Kappos, affirmed the legality of business method patents, while leaving unanswered some questions about the scope and breadth of such patents.
Bio-IT World November 2005 Patrick R. Scanlon	Patent Term Extension Primer U.S. patent law includes provisions for extending the patent term of medical devices and pharmaceuticals in instances when lengthy FDA approval is taking place during the term.
IEEE Spectrum March 2007 Steven Rubin	Hooray for the Patent Troll! Patent owners who are often accused of being patent trolls are acting within the law. There is nothing wrong either with them or the law. Far from stifling innovation, trolls foster it. By creating market liquidity, "patent trolls" provide a valuable service to inventors.
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InternetNews November 16, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	PubPat Claims 'Prior Art' on JPEG Patent The Public Patent Foundation is asking the U.S. Patent office to take another look at the data compression format.
AskMen.com March 19, 2003 Steve Richer	How To: Patent An Invention Investors will not do business with you until you have that precious little number that guarantees that you own the rights to the invention. Read on to see how you can obtain a patent.
Information Today October 16, 2006 K. Matthew Dames	The Patent System on Tilt: IBM Seeks to Change the Game IBM wants to change the way the patent system works, holding itself out as an exemplar of openness.
Information Today June 14, 2010 George H. Pike	U.S. Patent Office and Google to Provide Free Bulk Patent and Trademark Data On June 2, 2010, the United States Patent and Trademark Office announced an agreement to make more than 10 terabytes of bulk electronic patent and trademark data available through Google.
IEEE Spectrum October 2008 Wayne P. Sobon	Opinion: The Federal Circuit Must Uphold Patent Protection for Business Methods The decision in the Bilski case will have major implications for business method patents
InternetNews June 4, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	Microsoft Double-click Patent Sows FUD Will you pay Redmond every time you click-click?
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IEEE Spectrum November 2008 Kirk Teska	Commentary: Business-Method Patents--Down But Not Out? The Bilski case leaves us with more questions than answers
InternetNews November 8, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	Amazon.com Hit With 'Recommendation' Suit Online retailer Amazon.com was hit by a patent infringement suit that strikes at the core of its business.
Information Today September 6, 2012 Paula J. Hane	Apple-Samsung Case Highlights America's Troubled Patent System The jury finding in this case has triggered an onslaught of commentary and has also brought up many questions about the nature of the U.S. patent system. The comments have ranged from "software patents are evil" to the U.S. has a "broken patent system."
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IEEE Spectrum February 2006 Lee A. Hollaar	Patents 2.0 There are big problems with patents, especially software patents. A new type of patent is needed -- Congress should create a new, limited protection that protects against knockoffs without overreaching.
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Financial Advisor October 2006 Michael Brier	Patently Foolish? Allowing financial firms to patent tax strategies may mean you and your clients have to foot the bill.
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InternetNews December 14, 2006 Nicholas Carlson	Google's Search For Patents Google Patent Search is a natural extension of its mission to make public domain government information more easily accessible.
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IEEE Spectrum December 2007 Kirk Teska	The Foreign Patent Money Trap You may well need patents in many countries, but that doesn't mean you can afford them.
Chemistry World November 2, 2007 Rebecca Trager	GSK Blocks US Patent Law Changes Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has temporarily blocked the US Patent and Trademark Office from implementing new rules, which it fears could prevent innovators from obtaining adequate patent coverage on their inventions.
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