The ruling is based on the idea in the United States and many other countries that a corporation is a legal person.
VOA: special.2010.03.05
In its ruling, the court decided against the patent only because the idea was too abstract.
VOA: special.2010.07.16
In an interview, Jennifer Cohn, medical coordinator for MSF's access campaign, said the ruling reinforces the idea that India won't patent drugs that are "not significantly innovative, " leaving generics companies free to produce many products for domestic use or for export to other countries where the drugs aren't protected by patent.
Smith insists his decision to draft Cousin into his starting line-up was for the sake of the player's match fitness - not because he has an idea of what Fifa's ruling might be.