QUT ePrints

An empirical study of business method patent applications filed in Australia 2000-2009

McEniery, Benjamin J. (2012) An empirical study of business method patent applications filed in Australia 2000-2009. Intellectual Property Forum, -(89).

[img] Accepted Version (PDF 239Kb)

    View at publisher

    Abstract

    This article sets out the results of an empirical research study into the uses to which the Australian patent system is being put in the early 21st century. The focus of the study is business method patents, which are of interest because they are a controversial class of patent that are thought to differ significantly from the mechanical, chemical and industrial inventions that have traditionally been the mainstay of the patent system. The purpose of the study is to understand what sort of business method patent applications have been lodged in Australia in the first decade of this century and how the patent office is responding to those applications.

    Citations:

    Search Google Scholar™

    Citation countsare sourced monthly from Scopus and Web of Science citation databases.

    These databases contain citations from different subsets of available publications and different time periods and thus the citation count from each is usually different. Some works are not in either database and no count is displayed. Scopus includes citations from articles published in 1996 onwards, and Web of Science generally from 1980 onwards.

    Citations counts from the Google Scholar™ indexing service can be viewed at the linked Google Scholar™ search.

    Full-text downloads:

    112 since deposited on 22 Aug 2012
    112 in the past twelve months

    Full-text downloadsdisplays the total number of times this work’s files (e.g., a PDF) have been downloaded from QUT ePrints as well as the number of downloads in the previous 365 days. The count includes downloads for all files if a work has more than one.

    More statistics...
    ID Code: 53268
    Item Type: Journal Article
    Keywords: patent law, empirical, business method, computer software patents, bilski
    ISSN: 0815-2098
    Subjects: Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > LAW AND LEGAL STUDIES (180000) > LAW (180100)
    Divisions: Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > Faculty of Law
    Current > Schools > School of Law
    Copyright Owner: Copyright 2012 Ben McEniery
    Deposited On: 23 Aug 2012 08:30
    Last Modified: 12 Apr 2013 13:43

    Export: EndNote | Dublin Core | BibTeX

    Repository Staff Only: item control page