It seems when you think of a patent you think of something tangible. Tangible being something you can touch, put your finger on, etc. The Supreme Court is questioning the practice of being able to patent methods of doing business. Can you imagine that? If someone were to come up with a way, for example, to process a credit card in a unique way, they can apparently patent that. The deal seems to be that even though it is a method, which is usually not valid for a patent, once you transfer the idea into say some software on a PC, then it seems it can then become a patent.

Imagine that in the business world. It could really take the online/internet world by storm and apparently already has some. Facebook has already faced several law suits from companies claiming they have stolen methods of how they operate online. AMAZING.

So what do you think? Do you think that it’s OK to patent ways to do business or operate? It does seem that a rule like this can really cause a mess when it comes to patent infringement lawsuits. Certain types of business owners are probably thinking twice before they jump into certain markets due to this ruling.