The Bilski V

question 52

Multiple Choice

The Bilski v.Kappos case involved a question of whether a business process explaining how buyers and sellers of commodities in the energy market can use hedging to protect against price fluctuations is patentable.How did the U.S.Supreme Court rule?

• A) The court ruled that the claimed invention was a patent-eligible process.
• B) The court ruled that the claimed invention was not a patent-eligible process because it was an abstract idea.
• C) The court ruled that the claimed invention was not a patent-eligible process because under federal patent law,no business methods may be the subject of patents.
• D) The court ruled that more information was needed regarding expected profits before a determination could be made as to patentability.

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