Business method patents are a relatively new species of patent and there have been several reviews investigating the appropriateness of patenting business methods.
Everyone could understand a marriage proposal, she writes, despite nearly total uncertainty about the appropriateness of her fianc or the appeal of marriage itself.
Further, psychologists have expressed concerns over the appropriateness of events which demonstrate the sanctioned tormenting of animals for entertainment purposes.
However, display rules necessitate the integration not only of a dimension of expression appropriateness, but an evaluation of behavioral responses relative to appropriateness.
The appropriateness of this designation and the existence of such a school, however, remains controversial due to the lack of a unifying philosophy or theory.
