Comments on: How can you, or is it possible to patent business ideas? http://hotbusinessonline.info/how-can-you-or-is-it-possible-to-patent-business-ideas/374/ Businesses in a Box? I Don't Think So! Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:47:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matthew http://hotbusinessonline.info/how-can-you-or-is-it-possible-to-patent-business-ideas/374/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Matthew Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:27:09 +0000 http://hotbusinessonline.info/how-can-you-or-is-it-possible-to-patent-business-ideas/374/#comment-381 It is currently legal to patent business models. Think of one-click-shopping. That is a business model. Now whether or not the justifications behind the law is BS is another thing entirely... It is currently legal to patent business models. Think of one-click-shopping. That is a business model.

Now whether or not the justifications behind the law is BS is another thing entirely…

]]> By: Steve D http://hotbusinessonline.info/how-can-you-or-is-it-possible-to-patent-business-ideas/374/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Steve D Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:35:34 +0000 http://hotbusinessonline.info/how-can-you-or-is-it-possible-to-patent-business-ideas/374/#comment-380 You can't patent ideas, you can only patent things. So, if you have an idea about how to set up the next great fast food chain, do it, and if it is successful, expect to be copied (think McDonalds) which you can't do anything about. You can’t patent ideas, you can only patent things. So, if you have an idea about how to set up the next great fast food chain, do it, and if it is successful, expect to be copied (think McDonalds) which you can’t do anything about.

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