Business method patents are a relatively new species of patent and there have been several reviews investigating the appropriateness of patenting business methods.
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.
Further, psychologists have expressed concerns over the appropriateness of events which demonstrate the sanctioned tormenting of animals for entertainment purposes.
A sociological interpretation of institutions, normative institutionalism holds that a logic of appropriateness guides the behavior of actors within an institution.
