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1998年,美国联邦巡回上诉法院(CAFC)就“StateStreet Bank Trust Co.v.Singature Financial GroupCo.”(以下简称“State Street Bank”案)一案做出判决,肯认了商业方法的可专利性,由此引发了学界对于商业方法专利的关注。 (一)“State Street Bank”案 与商业方法是可专利主题 该案被告拥有美国专利第5793106号专利,即“轴幅式金融服务配置资料处理系统”(Data Processing forHub and Spoke Financial Services Configuration)专利。该专利的用途在于管理与计算由数个共同基金所组成的合伙关系。由于该发明所涉及的计算十分复杂,因此必须通过电脑等设备完成。在专利授权书中,该电脑被描述
In 1998, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Court of Appeals (CAFC) ruled in the case of State Street Bank Co., Ltd. (“State Street Bank”) confirming the patentability of business methods , Which has aroused the academic concern for commercial method patents. (A) “State Street Bank” case and business method is patentable The defendant in this case owns the patent of U.S. Patent No. 5,793,106, the “Data Processing for Hub and Spoke Financial Services Configuration” patent . The purpose of this patent is to manage and calculate the partnership of several mutual funds. Since the calculation involved in the invention is very complicated, it must be completed by a computer or other equipment. In a patent authorization, the computer is described