In this third article on business method patents we're going to continue our discussion with legal requirements for getting a business method patent.

In order for a company or individual to get a business method patent, the business method or software must meet the following requirements:

1. The method or software must be on a subject matter that the patent office defines as patentable. This is said to be anything created by humans that falls into two classes; laws of nature, na...

If you have decided to rent your property and you have given the matter your full consideration, then you first have to find a good lease assignment form to protect you from violation of your legal rights. Luckily, this is not as difficult as it sounds. You can easily download a lease assignment form from the internet. The important thing to know is that just downloading the lease assignment form will not be enough. Although, the lease assignment forms you will download will do their work in ...

A company or person who invents something new would like to be the sole owner of the invention. Since it is their ‘original idea’ they want to reap the benefits and profits. This is applicable on everything from the designs, trademark or brand names, copyrights and so on. These ‘ideas’ are collectively called intellectual property. It is not easy to protect these ‘ideas’ until and unless the government intervenes. That is, the government ensures ‘protection’ by issuing various intellectual pr...

I'm disappointed. In a world full of lawyers, I read articles and books that -- time and time again -- promote extraordinarily simple ghostwriting contracts. Often, this comes from ghostwriters who admit they'd rather not deal with contracts and would prefer just shaking hands. Well so would I. And my own ghostwriting contract used to be simple. But that's before I realized the kind of hot water people get into when things sour with clients.

What's more, it was before I realized that a ...

To apply online for instant approval credit card is much easier now than years ago. To apply back then, two methods were strictly followed: one was through the bank or through an agency. It involved a lengthy process and lot of verification was done before either approval or rejection for the card was made. Now the process for applying for a card today is faster than ever.

Now as competition is being used with a greater frequency in credit market the industry, many cards now become more...

Most riddles are a form of lateral-thinking puzzle. To get them, you have to move laterally in your mind, away from the expected line of thought. This is especially true of funny riddles. What did the others do when the cannibal was late for dinner? They gave him the cold shoulder, of course.

Then there are the riddles that aren't really jokes, but they make you smile when you hear the answer. If a plane crashes on the border of the U.S. and Canada, in which country do they bury the sur...

For the last year I have monitored the declining financial condition of SCO as they bleed away cash on both ill-advised litigation and ill-conceived products. In the past week various news organizations have belatedly followed my lead, speculating on when SCO's death knell will sound.

Given the financial inevitability of SCO's demise, the more interesting question is "who might buy SCO?" Lord knows SCO is a cheap stock, running just north of a buck per share this afternoon and facing...

Just when George Bush was winning a victory in the Senate for the right to handle terrorists in a moderately terrifying way, it looks as if he can expect slower help from Swift, the Belgian banking consortium known as the letterhead-heavy Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications.

The banking group was reprimanded by Belgium’s privacy protection commission for aiding the US counterterrorism effort by providing confidential data about money transfers.

The commiss...

Making the decision to dive into the world of timeshares for investment or family vacation fun is a huge one. With a small financial exchange and the stroke of a pen, the commitment to join an ownership group in the maintenance of a piece of property, sometimes a world away, is sealed.

Getting from Point A to Point B, however, can be a tough road, especially with so many timeshare opportunities available in locations that are exotic, alluring and simply fantastic for vacations. The firs...

Clearing Off Your Desktop

Professional Organizers agree that if you can’t see 50% of your desktop you are not working at peak efficiency!

How many times have you felt overwhelmed by the pile of papers on your desk? You look at it, become agitated, get a headache, feel helpless, lose hope that you will ever be able to get control of your life. After all, many of the papers piled on your desk relate to decisions you have to make.

So where do you begin?

Try not to feel gu...