In Which of the Following Cases Did the U

question 48

Multiple Choice

In which of the following cases did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that basic business methods cannot be patented?

• A) State Street Bank & Trust v. Signature Financial Group, Inc.
• B) Bilski et al. v. Kappos
• C) Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International
• D) BMG Rights Management v. Cox Communications

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Definitions:

Royalties

Royalties are payments made to copyright or patent holders, or to authors and musicians, as compensation for the use of their original work.

Kimble V. Marvel

A legal case where the Supreme Court decided on the issue of patent royalties continuing after the patent's expiration.

Patent Expires

The point at which a patent's protection ends, allowing the once-patented invention to be freely made, used, and sold by others.

Copyright Expires

The termination of copyright protection, allowing the work to enter the public domain and be freely used by anyone.