1. curbs on business-method claims would

be a dramatic about-face , because it was the federal circuit itself that introduced such patents with its 1998 decision in the so-called state street bank case , approving a patent on a way of pooling mutual-fund assets .结构：
curbs on business-method claims [主] would be [谓] a dramatic about-face [宾] ,原因状语从句：because it was the federal circuit itself [主] that introduced [谓] such patents [宾] with its 1998 decision in the so-called state street bank case [状] , approving a patent on a way of pooling mutual-fund assets [定]单词：
curb n.限制 控制 vt.抑制 控制
pool n.游泳池 vt.集中（资金，知识等）
mutual a.共同的 相互的
multi prep.多
词组：
so-called 所谓的
mutual-fund 共同的基金
直译：限制商业方法专利的声明将会是一个巨大的反转，因为这是联邦巡回法庭它自己1998年决定引进的这些专利的，在那个所谓的美国道富银行案件，这个决定中同意了一个集中共同基金资产的方式的专利
解析：
原因状语从句中的it was…that是强调句，强调the federal circuit itself强调中去掉it was that后句子不缺任何成分approving 是非谓语动词作定语，修饰decision译文：对于商业方法专利申请的限制声明是一个戏剧性的大转变，因为正是联邦巡回法庭自己1998年裁决所谓的美国道富银行案件引入了这类专利，该判决批准了对汇集共同基金资产的方法授予专利
重点：
原因状语从句中的it was…that是强调句，强调the federal circuit itself强调中去掉it was that后句子不缺任何成分approving 是非谓语动词作定语，修饰decision
2. that ruling produced an explosion in business-method patent filings , initially by emerging iternet companies trying to stake out eclusive rights to specific types of online transactions .结构：
that ruling [主] produced [谓] an explosion in business-method patent filings [宾] ,initially by emerging iternet companies trying to stake out exclusive rights to specific types of online transactions单词：
explosion n.爆发 爆炸
file n.文件 案件 卷宗
initially ad.最初
exclusive a.专有的 专属的
emerging a.新兴的
merge v.合并
stake n.赌注 利害关系 vt.下赌注
词组：
try to 尽力 努力
stake out 争夺 标记
直译：这个决定引起了商业方法专利申请的大爆发，最初，新兴的互联网公司努力争夺专有权，关于特殊形式的在线交易
译文：这一判决使得商业方法专利申请激增，最初，只是一些新兴的网络公司试图争取对某些特定类型的在线交易的独家专有权
重点：
initially ad.最初exclusive a.专有的 专属的emerging a.新兴的stake out 争夺 标记
3. later , more established companies raced to add such patents to their files , if only as a defensive move against rivals that might beat them to the punch .结构：
later , more established companies [主] raced to [谓] add such patents to their files [宾] , if only as a defensive move against rivals定语从句：that [主] might beat [谓] them to the punch [宾]单词：
established a.老牌的 已建立的
defensive a.防御的
rival n.竞争对手
revival n.复活 再次流行 复兴
punch vt.用拳猛击 n.一拳 力量
词组：
race to do sth 角逐 竞争established company 老牌公司 知名公司直译：之后，很多老牌公司竞相增加他们领域中的专利，只是作为一个防御手段抵抗抵抗竞争对手，这些对手可能会打他们一拳
解析：
that引导定语从句修饰rivals，在句中作主语译文：后来，越来越多的老牌公司也开始竞相申请各类专利，仅仅作为对竞争对手的防御措施，以防竞争对手抢占先机
重点：
race to do sth 角逐 竞争established company 老牌公司 知名公司that引导定语从句修饰rivals，在句中作主语
4. in 2005 , ibm noted in a court filing that it had been issued more than 300 business-method patents , despite the fact that it questioned the legal basis for granting them .结构：
in 2005 , ibm [主] noted [谓] in a court filing宾语从句：that it [主] had been issued [谓（被动）] more than 300 business-method patents ,despite the fact同位语从句：that it [主] questioned [谓] the legal basis for granting them [宾]单词：
despite a.文学的 书面的
词组：
more than 超过 多于
直译：2005年，ibm公司在法庭卷宗中发现它已经取得了超过300项商业方法专利，尽管这是一个事实，它质疑授予这些专利的法律基础
解析：
that引导宾语从句，作noted的宾语that 引导同位语从句，补充说明the fact译文：2005年，ibm公司在一份法庭卷宗中发现资金被授予了超过300多商业方法专利，尽管连它自己都质疑这种授予这中专利授权的法律依据
重点：
that引导宾语从句，作noted的宾语that 引导同位语从句，补充说明the fact
5. similarly , some wall street investment firms armed themselves with patents for financial products , even as they took positions in court cases opposing the practice .结构：
similarly

, some wall street investment firms [主] armed [谓] themselves with patents for financial products [宾] ,even as they [主] took [谓] positions in court cases opposing the practice [宾]单词：
practice n.实践 惯例 习惯 习俗 训练 练习
词组：
even as 即使 尽管
直译：同样地，一些华尔街的投资公司用金融产品的专利武装自己，尽管他们在法庭案件中的立场是反对这种授予专利的做法
译文：同样地，一些华尔街的投资公司也用多项金融产品的专利武装自己，尽管他在法庭案件中对此做法持反对态度
重点：
practice n.实践 惯例 习惯 习俗 训练 练习even as 即使 尽管