浅论商业方法专利的法律保护

中国政法大学硕士学位论文浅论商业方法专利的法律保护姓名：陈淑华申请学位级别：硕士专业：@指导教师：薛红2007040112Abstract1AbstractWiththedevelopmentofcomputerscienceandinternet,E-commercebecomesoneofthemostimportantbusinessmodes,anditinfluencesthewholeworlddramatically.ItisnotexaggeratetosaythatwhichcountrycanoccupytheE-commercefieldinthefuture,whichcountrycangetmoreinterests.Traditionally,businessmethodisnotapatentablesubjectmatterinthepatentsystem.Itwaslookedonas“rulesandmethodsofmentalactivities”.In1998,thecaseStateStreetBank&TrustCo.v.SignatureFinancialGroupInc.openedthedoorofbusinessmethodpatentintheU.S.Afterthat,fortheconsiderationoftheireconomicinterestandtopromoteinnovation,manydevelopedcountriesamendedtheirpatentlawtoincludeE-commercebusinessmethodasasubjectmatterofpatent.Now,therearemanybusinessmethodpatentsinU.Sandtheotherdevelopedanddevelopingcountries.Whileforthelackofexperienceandmaterials,someofthebusinessmethodpatentsareinvalidandbecometherootsofdispute.Thesituationmakestheprotectionofbusinessmethodthemostimportantquestiontobesettled.Accordingtothedescriptionmentionedabove,thisarticlewilldosomeanalysessurroundtheprotectionofbusinessmethodandhopeithelpfultoothers.Thearticlecontainsfourparts.Thefirstpartmainlyintroducesthehistoryofbusinessmethodpatent,andthedevelopingdirectionofbusinessmethodpatentThesecondmainlyfocusontheconstrueofprotectionscopeofbusinessmethodpatentThethirdpartisabouttheinfringementofbusinessmethodtherulesofcognizanceofitThelastpartmainlywantstomakeseveralsuggestionstotheprotectionofE-businessmethodpatent.Keywords:businessmethod,businessmethodpatent,novelty,utility,non-obviousness,patentprotection,patentscope1561904191641960612090209021908HotelSecurityCheckingCo.V.LorraineCo.320901998CAFCStateStreetBank&TrustCo.v.SignatureFinancialGroup,Inc.20021...200061921,91220044223Priorart=upfiles/news/200512/20051201182045273137.htm21420901908HotelSecurityCheckingCo.v.LorraineCo.1998CAFCStateStreetBank&TrustCo.v.SignatureFinancialGroup,Inc.2000123125WIPO678420520021776200441297200410832200441291012311110120901998StateStreet12139RickBoucherandHowardBerman,“PromotingBusinessMethodPatentin2000”101133200441122004312913200431999AT&TCorp.v.Excel14USPTO20003USPTO2EPO5215PENSONBENEFITSYSTEMPARTNERSHIP1620008017200111EPO31301415149164617overcomeanobjectivetechnicalprobleminanon-obviousway”,EPO,OfficialJournalEPO,7/2000,3074182003632090200152002720037420002252002220022003200410191847191235751202112223022232242526202222130222324“”25“”“”26632272722714103103281232922001112820002001550-522939830200231ab3232001123933334StateStreetBank302003129312004828322003129332003128342249571352120032199930002000780020013553103361019992000200130007800100002000899200143336222004411opportunisticbusinessmethodpatentlicensing373837AndreaLynnEvensenOpportunisticBusinessMethodPatentLicensingTheJohnMarshallLawReview200338(1876-7)AppCase3154569“”462005424847462484846249494625050462501535613561201151252512200542241522200542241165331977696969566945324120054217200192965415655542001929655AutogiroCo.ofAmericav.UnitedStates2005181967AutogiroCo.ofAmericav.UnitedStates2125633145619983195758596025725823225911266023242061623a20126364bcde6361234062316323412164642330922165123216665200543716632[2001]2292325631818Eventsv.EatonWinansv.Denmead(1853)GraverTank&MfgCo.v.LindeAirProductsCo.1950WinansCurtis67GraverTank67(2)376246869GraverTankHughesAircraftCompanyv.UnitedState199719973Wamer-Jenkinson4368623776962378257020045,471570712005444926123721172200545092728737320054429WTO2001WTOTripsTripstripstrips1252004302902002200374312StateStreet9020007420044140316cDVD75WTO200659eBay76MercExchangeeBay75DVDDVD6cDVDDVDDVDDVD20036cDVD50DVD476MERCEXCHANGE,L.L.C.,v.eBAY,INC.andHALF.COM,INC.,No.CIV.A.2:01CV7363277nonpracticing7811199912379772005454278eBay2006979200326133225638080200613634416cDVD2370517MBA3536WTO37120052200332001420045200262003719998200492001102003112003122003200313200214200315200181620031017200212002220033BMP2382002420025200020015620027320038JasonTaketa,TheFutureofBusinessMethodSoftwarePatentsintheInternationalIntellectualPropertySystem,SouthernCaliforniaLawReview,20019JohnR.AllisonandEmersonH.TillerTheBusinessMethodPatentMyth,BerkeleyTechnologyLawJournal(2001)1011h1213eBay2006914200431520021116200351720012001182003519EdwardM.Weisz,RogerSThompson:BusinessMethodandSoftwarePatents39intheUnitedStates220042020047212003200322200120012320046242003225200331://://浅论商业方法专利的法律保护作者：陈淑华学位授予单位：中国政法大学相似文献(10条)1.会议论文张晔商业方法专利对电子商务环境下金融机构技术创新的启示2003本文介绍了商业方法专利和涉及计算机程序的发明情况，并提出了商业方法专利对国内金融电子商务活动的启示，最后指出从企业经营的角度，商业方法专利问题的提出，不失为一次让国内金融机构了解现代市场经济竞争手段的变化的好