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Intellectual Property

Jul. 14, 1999

Business-Method Patents Clog the System

SAN FRANCISCO - You're a new entrepreneur, and you've got an idea for a business selling special-edition books on the Internet. Part of your plan is to set up accounts for clients and have new listing from your catalog automatically e-mailed to customers enrolled in a "favorite authors" club.

By Amy E. Bourne
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - You're a new entrepreneur, and you've got an idea for a business selling special-edition books on the Internet.
        Part of your plan is to set up accounts for clients and have new listing from your catalog automatically e-mailed to custo...

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