Original sentence: , 160 F.1908), which held that a bookkeeping system to prevent embezzlement by waiters was unpatentable, were often read to imply a "business method exception", in which business methods are unpatentable.467 (2d Cir.For many years, the USPTO took the position that "methods of doing business" per se were not patentable.Lorraine Co.On the other hand, cases such as Hotel Security Checking Co.The business method exception was challenged in the 1998 State Street Bank v.With the dramatic growth in internet-enabled methods of doing commerce and the USPTO took the position that invention directed to methods for doing business would be examined using the same criteria as any other invention
Edited sentence: Nonetheless, for many years, the USPTO took the position that "methods of doing business" per se were not patentable.This position became unenforceable with the dramatic growth in internet-enabled methods of doing commerce and the USPTO therefore took the position that invention directed to methods for doing business would be examined using the same criteria as any other invention.This position was challenged in the 1998 State Street Bank v