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Supreme Court to decide: What kind of innovations get a patent?

Washington - The US Supreme Court on Monday takes up the most fundamental question in patent law: Which innovations deserve the protection of a patent? The answer holds billion-dollar implications for the American economy. Full Article at Christian Science Monitor

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