Business Process Patents: Fleeting Irritant or Long-Term Roadblock to BPO?: Industry

Business Process Patents: Fleeting Irritant or Long-Term Roadblock to BPO?

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: September 2005
Product Code: R104-20690

Description

This IDC insight examines the issue of business process patents and the potential disruptive impact these patents could have on the emerging business process outsourcing (BPO) market. This document provides readers with an introduction to the issue of business process patents and examines the implications for the BPO market.

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Table of Contents
IDC Opinion
In This Insight
Situation Overview
Highlights
Figure: US Patents in Class 705: Application Filings and Patents Issued
Analysis
Examples of US Business Process Patents
Future OUtlook

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