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Re:Judge Says Mathematical Algorithms Can’t Be Patented by itsprofitbaron on Thursday March 28, 2013 @02:59PM (#5456938)
In Europe, they tried to solve it by saying inventions which are computer implemented and only solve a business problem instead of a technical problem are considered unpatentable[1].

However, what you are saying is the same in the US its why patent applications say "A method for performing SOMETHING by REASON"

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T_258/03

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