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Intellectual Property

Jun. 13, 2015

Federal Circuit knocks out patent claim on business methods

Computer methods that determine prices for products given their demand cannot be patented, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Computer methods that determine prices for products given their demand cannot be patented,
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Thursday.


A three-judge panel affirmed a district court decision to toss an infringement lawsuit
against Amazon.com Inc., which OIP Technologies Inc. accused of unlawfully using its ...

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