legislation: 106-hr-5364
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| 106-hr-5364 | 106 | hr | 5364 | Business Method Patent Improvement Act of 2000 | Commerce | 2000-10-03 | 2000-10-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property. | House | Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26] | CA | D | B000410 | 1 | Business Method Patent Improvement Act of 2000 - Amends Federal law to add patent procedures for patents on business method inventions. Defines a "business method" as a method of: (1) administering, managing, or operating an enterprise or organization or processing financial data; (2) any technique used in athletics, instruction, or personal skills; and (3) any computer- assisted implementation of (1) or (2) above. | 2025-08-20T14:21:02Z |