Business methods - patently obvious?
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Challenges the Internet, high technology, and electronic commerce pose to the practice of intellectual property law are examined, focusing on the growth in business method patents and the politics of forming a legislative response. Topics include examples of business methods patents, such as a patent on online reverse actions and cyberspace football games; the abilities of the US Patent and Trademark Office to address the issues; and the introduction by by Reps Howard Berman and Rick Boucher of the Business Method Patent Improvement Act.
Publication Name: North American Free Trade & Investment Report
Subject: Business, general
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Year: 2001
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View from Washington: the Internet privacy debate
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The US congressional debate over Internet privacy is examined, focusing on the most important issues in the debate. Topics include the Children's On-line Privacy Protection Act; the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, concerning release of financial information to third parties; Web site disclosure practices; and regulatory authority under the Federal Trade Commission.
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Subject: Business, general
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Gridlock unlikely to impede the passage of new e-commerce legislation: a survey of pending Congressional issues
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Issues concerning the relationship between the high technology industry and Congress, especially regarding the Internet and electronic commerce, are examined. Topics include important issues in 2001, such as Internet privacy, Internet taxation, copyright, Internet gambling, spam e-mail, and the research and development tax credit.
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Subject: Business, general
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