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Science 12 June 2009:
Vol. 324. no. 5933, p. 1374
DOI: 10.1126/science.324_1374
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U.S. Supreme Court Delves Into What Is and Isn't Patentable

Eliot Marshall

For more than a decade, two entrepreneurs have been battling without success to win a U.S. patent on their method of doing commodity deals. Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear their plea, signaling that it may pounce on the case to clarify rules about what is, or is not, patentable. Patent attorneys say a decision could affect not just business methods but some biotech claims and process inventions.

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