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Pharm MarketingJournal of Young PharmacistsVol. 1 | Issue 4 | 2009 | pp. 379–384Open access
Business Method Patents: A Primer
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- 1 Department of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, INDIA.
- 2 Department of Pharmacy Management, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal-576104, Karnataka, INDIA.
Published in Journal of Young Pharmacists
Correspondence: Janodia MD
Department of Pharmacy Management, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal-576104, Karnataka, INDIA.
Email: mdjanodia1978@yahoo.co.in
Copyright: © 2009 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
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- Dec 18, 2009
How to cite
S, P., MD, J., PC, J., KM, B., & N, U. (2009). Business Method Patents: A Primer. Journal of Young Pharmacists, 1(4), 379–384. https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-1483.59332
Abstract
Business method patent grants to its holder exclusive rights to a particular way of doing business. Business method patents are a relatively new species of patent and there have been several reviews investigating the appropriateness of patenting business methods. The U.S. Patent and Trademark OfÞ ce (USPTO) reports that, in 1998, 1300 patent applications pertained to business methods and 420 such patents were issued. In 2000, 7500 applications for business method patents were Þ led, and 1000 such patents were issued. In India The Patents (Amendment) Act, 2002, with effect from May 20, 2003 declared a mathematical or business method or a computer program per se or algorithms, as not being an invention within the meaning of the patent statute.
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| Title | Business Method Patents: A Primer |
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| Authors | Pol S; Janodia MD; Jagadeesh PC; Bhat KM; Udupa N |
| Affiliations | Department of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, INDIA.; Department of Pharmacy Management, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal-576104, Karnataka, INDIA. |
| Corresponding author | mdjanodia1978@yahoo.co.in |
| Journal | Journal of Young Pharmacists |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 1, Issue 4 (2009) |
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