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The deeper reason behind the Supreme Court Justices' choosing to hear this case has to do with the nuances of the decision at a lower court. After the U.S. patent office denied their patent in 2006, the Bilski-Warsaw duo took their appeal to the Court of Appeals for the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Supreme Court: When Do Ideas Deserve Patents? | 11/18/2009 | See Source »

The Supreme Court is expected to announce its decision sometime in the spring of 2010. Till then, the machine-or-transformation test is the law of the land and the patent office is rejecting applications based on the test.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Supreme Court: When Do Ideas Deserve Patents? | 11/18/2009 | See Source »

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' decision not to stand for re-election in January casts a pall over U.S. hopes to broker a two-state peace agreement with Israel. But it could also have dire consequences for the security situation in the West Bank. That's because Abbas' possible resignation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Would Palestinian Forces Survive an Abbas Exit? | 11/17/2009 | See Source »

It helps that, for now, at least, the Israelis and Abbas' forces share a common goal: getting rid of Hamas' cells in the West Bank. But that could change swiftly, as the Israelis are well aware. Abbas' talk of stepping down may just be a way of bluffing the Israelis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Would Palestinian Forces Survive an Abbas Exit? | 11/17/2009 | See Source »

Yade, the junior Minister of Sports, is under fire for breaking ranks and criticizing a government decision to roll back tax breaks for professional athletes. Though heartfelt, Yade's contrarian stand made for bad politics - something her peers have made painfully clear. Junior Minister for Family Affairs Nadine Morano told...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The French Government's Minority Problem | 11/17/2009 | See Source »

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