21.   The United States and Japan allow patents on a much wider range of software applications, and they both permit patents for business methods.

22.   The United States and Japan allow patents on a much wider range of software, and they both permit patents for business methods.

23.   In Asia, Enron had a cult following and its business methods were widely studied.

24.   Similar to Malaysia, in Latin America too, the business methods are relationship based.

25.   The judge, however, kept intact a part of the suit accusing Priceline.com of falsely promoting that it invented the bidding business method.

26.   U.S. software giant Microsoft, facing its first legal challenge in South Korea, denied accusations Thursday by an Internet portal that it was engaging in unfair business methods.

27.   Media magnate Berlusconi has come under widespread criticism for applying business management methods to government.

28.   SAS said Tuesday that it had used normal business methods and did not see anything wrong with fighting the competition with lower prices.