The Analyze Of Business Method Patent Issue

With　the　development　of　Internet,　electronic　commerce　becomes　the　focus　and　business　method　patent(BMP)　comes　to　a　hot　topic,　which　is　also　one　of　widely　debated　issues　in　U.S.A.,　Japan　and　Europe.　After　several　years'debate,　Europe　has　changed　its　stand　and　Japan's　criterion　goes　perfect　increasingly,　while　U.S.A.　has　played　the　leading　role　in　the　protection　of　business　method　patent.　Now　these　countries　have　no　divarication　in　patentability　of　BMP.　Though　there　still　are　differences　in　examination　standard　of　novelty,　utility　and　non-obviousness,　they　are　trying　to　get　consistent　standard.　　The　development　of　electronic　commerce　in　our　country　has　the　opportunity　to　catch　up　with　the　developed　countries　in　the　west,　because　BMP　which　comes　from　electronic　commerce　is　a　comparatively　new　industry.　But　we　are　so　worried　about　for　the　accidie　when　facing　BMP　upsurge　in　the　U.S.A.,　Japan　and　Europe.　At　present,　we　are　mainly　using　copyright　and　trade　secret　to　protect　software　of　business　method,　which　is　unconformity　with　the　character　of　software　of　business　method.　Furthermore,　it's　no　good　for　developing　our　independent　innovation　of　intellectual　property　right　,　no　good　for　development　of　electronic　commerce　in　our　country　as　well　when　competing　with　other　countries　such　as　U.S.A.,　Japan　and　Europe.　So　we'd　better　emend　our　patent　law　system　as　soon　as　possible,　let　business　method　software　be　available　under　patent　protection.　I　think　only　in　building　BMP　mechanism　protection　by　law,　can　we　develop　electronic　commerce　with　intellectual　property　of　our　own,　then　make　our　country　one　of　the　strongest　in　world　economy.　　This　paper　is　done　on　base　of　reading　lots　of　reference　literatures　about　BMP.　　Chapter　one　gives　the　definition　of　BMP　and　introduction　of　the　actuality　and　develop　trend　of　BMP　in　developed　countries　such　as　U.S.A.,　Japan　and　Europe.　Chapter　two　is　the　emphasis　of　this　paper,　focus　on　analyzing　the　essential　of　BMP　from　two　espects.　One　is　the　analysis　in　depth　of　BMP　protection　through　the　comparison　of　the　three　models(copyright　model,　trade　secret　model　and　patent　model).　The　other　is　the　expatiation　of　patentability　of　business　method,　by　analyzing　two　thresholds　of　patent　model(one　is　patent-eligibility,　the　other　is　novelty,　utility　and　non-obviousness).　Besides,　the　similarities　and　differences　in　the　examination　of　BMP　among　U.S.A.,　Japan　and　Europe　patent　authorities　are　presented.　In　last　chapter　this　author　suggests　to　build　BMP　mechanism　as　soon　as　we　can　after　a　discussion　about　the　necessity　and　feasibility　of　BMP　in　our　country.