21. Petitions to make special are particularly important for timely examination of business method patents. 22. In today's vernacular, these would be considered business method patents. 23. The decline of the company was attributed to Simpson's reversal of Weinstock's business methods . 24. But she applies business methods to make a business profit. 25. That ruling made companies much more aware that they could patent software-based business methods . 26. Patents for " business methods " weren't awarded until 1998. 27. Even business methods relating to the Internet are being patented, said Seyfarth Shaw's Robins. 28. In later years he gave talks to magic conventions on business methods for entertainers. 29. For controversial areas such as business method patents, however, the appeals rate is much higher. 30. The Federal Circuit's majority opinion did not hold that business methods are categorically patent ineligible.
