商业方法的可专利性研究——以电子商务商业方法为研究重点

广西师范大学硕士学位论文商业方法的可专利性研究——以电子商务商业方法为研究重点姓名：李翔申请学位级别：硕士专业：法学理论指导教师：陈宗波20090401I------200620IIIIIOnPatentabilityofBusinessMethod——WithEmphasisonBusinessMethodinE-commercePostgraduate:LiXiangTutor:Professor.ChenZongboMajor:LegalTheoryOrientation:TheoreticalStudyofCivilandCommercialLawGrade:2006ABSTRACTWehumansociety,alongwiththeevolutionofcomputernetworktechnologyandelectroniccomunicationtechnology,hassteppedintotheinformationsocietyandknowledge-economicerainthelastdecadesof20thcentury.Digitalelectronictechnologyinfiltratesalmosteveryaspectsofoursociallife,radicalychangesthetraditionalmodelofhumanlives.ThecommercialapplicationofdigitalelectronictechnologygeneratetheemergeofE-commerceandpromoteitsdevelopment,whichbreakthetimeandspacelimitationsofcommercialactivities.ThedevelopmentofE-commerceenablesthecombinationoftraditionalbusinessmethodandcomputernetworktechnology.Businessmethodwaslonglookedonasrulesandmethodsofmentalactivitiesandwasexcludedfromthepatentablesubjectmattersinthehistoryofpatentsystem.Thepatentablesubjectmattersincreaseinthetechnologydevelopment,fortheconsiderationoftheireconomicinterestandtopromoteinnovation,businessmethodbecamepatentablefirstintheUSA,thenEuropeandJapanturnedtoincludebusinessmethodintopatentsystem.TherearenoprovisionsstraightlyrelatedtobusinessmethodincurrentChineseIntellectualPropertyLaw,butthereisstillspaceforthepatentabilityofbusinessmethodinfuturelegislationPremisedonthis,theessaytrytolaunchafurtherresearchonthepatentabilityofthebusinessmethodintheE-commerce,withanemphasisontheChineselegislation.Theessayconsistsofsixpartsthepreface,thesraightmatter(dividedintofourparts)andtheconclusion.Theprefaceofthethesisintroducesthepurposeandbackgroundofthestudy.Thestraightmatterconsisitsoffourchapters.ChapteronegivesageneralintroductiontothebusinessmethodintheE-commerce.FirstthedefinitionofE-commerce,thentheintroductionofbusinessmethod.Afterlistingdiversifieddefinitionsofbusinessmethodinlegislationsfromdifferentcountries,theessaysubmitsthatthegeneralconceptofbusinessmethodshouldbecategorizedastraditionalbusinessmethodandbusinessmethodinE-commerceinaccordancewiththeChineseregulationsaboutthebusinessmethodandpointoutthatthebusinessmethodinE-commerceisthesubjectmatterofthisessay.Thelastpartofthischapterdiscusscurrentlegalprotectionstobusinessmethodandthespecificissueofpatentlawprotectionwillbediscussedinthenextchapter.Chaptertwo:thecontroversiesonthepatentabilityofbusinessmethod.FirstIVitintroducesthedefinition,characteristicanddifferenttypesofbusinessmethod.Thechapterthendiscusstheevolutionofbusiness-methodexceptionprinciple,tryingtoexploretheoriginandhistoricaldevelopmentofbusinessmethodthroughtheexaminationonthetransformativepoliciesofdifferentcountries.Theemphasisofthischapterliesinthecontroversiesonthepatentabilityofbusinessmethod:whetherbusinessmethodcouldbeeligibleobjectofpatent.Analysisofthechallengewhichbusiness-methodexceptionprinciplefacedandthefallofbusiness-methodexceptionprincipleindicatesthenecessityofprotectingbusinessmethodinpatentsystem.Chapterthreeelaboratesonthethreerequisitesofpatentabilityofbusinessmethod:novelty,inventiveness,practical-applicability,expresseachofspecificrequisitesfromthebasicconceptstotheexaminingstandards.Chapterfoursetforthseveralrecommendationsontheconstructionofpatentsysteminrespectwiththeprotectionofbusinessmethod.First,amendcurrentChinesepatentlawtoprotectthebusinessmethod;Second,clarifythebasiclegalprinciplesofthelegislationonbusinessmethodprotection:independentclauseprinciple,independentdurationprinciple,separatelyidentifyingprinciple.Lastbutnotleast,severalrecommendationsonexaminingstandardofthebusinessmethodpatent.Inthepreparation,conceiveoutlineandwriteprocess,theresearchresultoftheeldergenerationinspiresverygreatlyforme.Thecreativiesofthisessayare:theconstructivesuggestionstothelegislationofourcountryinrespectwiththepatentprotectionofbusinessmethod;newwayofproving:throughanalysisofthechallengewhichbusiness-methodexceptionprinciplefaced,andelaboratingtheenlargementofobjectsofpatent,theessayfinallyexpressesthenecessityofpatentprotectiontothebusinessmethodinE-commerceandsetforththerealisticsuggestionstothelegislationinChina;Newproposalstothepatentprotectionofbusinessmethod:severalproposalspresentedinthisessayhaveneverbeenmentionedbefore.Nevertheless,duetoinadequacyoftheresearch,theessayisopentoadvicesandsuggestionsofexpertsandscholars.Keywords:businessmethod,businessmethodpatent,Ecommerce119987StateStreetSignature2(electroniccommerceECommerce)1996121651(EDI)1997415iinternetcommerceICommerceii21()()()705iii20041013ivv4vi5viiviii:;;2017201720176ix(CAFC)(CCPA)1893UnitedStatesCreditSys.Co.v.AmerieanCreditIndemnityco.()71981Diamondvs.DiehrCAFCCAFCDiehrx1998(CAFC)StateStreetBank&TrustCo.v.SignatureFinancialGroupInc.(Fed.Cir.No.96-1327)SignatureStateStreetSignature19911999(5193056)StateStreetSignatureCAFC101:(useful)(concrete)(tangible)CAFCStateStreet8101(EuropeanPatentConvention,EPC)52;;'xi1908HotelSecurityCheckingCo.v.LorrainCo.(USPTO)(businessme