Studies of the most patent-conscious business of all—the semiconductor industry—suggest that firms do not necessarily become more innovative as they increase their patenting activity.

对所有行业中最具专利意识的行业——半导体行业的研究表明，企业不一定会随着专利申请活动的增加而变得更具创新性。

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As he says, such clashes are not new: patent disputes and get-rich-quick hype have dogged the battery business since its inception.

正如他说的，这种冲突不是新近发生的，专利争端和企图暴富的炒作自电池商业起初一直存在。

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For example, processing a credit card number, hiring a new employee, and submitting a patent are all examples of business processes.

例如，处理一个信用卡号，雇佣一个新职员，提交一个专利等都是商业流程的示例。

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A patent forbids others from copying an invention and makes the invention valuable in the world of business.

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"The Supreme Court held that there is no categorical rule denying patent protection for business method patents."

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But since the late nineteen nineties, inventors of business methods and processes have increasingly sought patent protection.

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We want to make it easier to start a business or patent an invention.

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Left undecided until Thursday are the important honest services cases, which could spring former Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling, and Bilksi, the patent case that could upturn business-method patent law.

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This meant building a team of anywhere from ten to fifty people to deal with all the complexities of the process: chemistry, biology, regulatory affairs, clinical medicine, finance, business development, patent strategy, etc.

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