1In a move that has intellectual-property lawyers abuzz, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said it would use a particular case to conduct a broad review of business-method patents.
主干主语：the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit；谓语：said；宾语：it would use a particular case to conduct a broad review of business-method patents
结构句子主干是the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said it would use a particular case to conduct a broad review of business-method patents。前面是In a move that has intellectual-property lawyers abuzz作介词短语作方式状语。that引导的是定语从句修饰move，abuzz是形容词作表语。整体是复合句式，包含状语从句和定语从句，易混淆主从结构。
译文在让知识产权律师们大为震惊的举措中，美国联邦巡回上诉法院表示将利用一个特定案件对商业方法专利进行广泛审查。
考点介词短语作状语的用法 · 定语从句引导词that的指代关系
2The Federal Circuit issued an unusual order stating that the case would be heard by all 12 of the court’s judges, rather than a typical panel of three, and that one issue it wants to evaluate is whether it should “reconsider” its State Street Bank ruling.
主干主语：The Federal Circuit；谓语：issued；宾语：an unusual order stating that the case would be heard by all 12 of the court’s judges, rather than a typical panel of three, and that one issue it wants to evaluate is whether it should “reconsider” its State Street Bank ruling
结构句子主干是The Federal Circuit issued an unusual order stating...。stating that...是现在分词作后置定语修饰order，后跟that引导的宾语从句。rather than a typical panel of three是插入成分，说明替代方式。and that one issue...是并列宾语从句。特殊句式为“陈述句+现在分词作定语+宾语从句”。
译文联邦巡回法院下达了一道不寻常的命令，指出该案件将由所有12名法官审理，而非通常的三人小组，并表示其中一个需要评估的问题是是否应该重新考虑其1998年State Street Bank案的裁决。
考点现在分词作后置定语 · 并列宾语从句结构
3In 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.
主干主语：IBM；谓语：noted；宾语：that it had been issued more than 300 business-method patents；让步状语：despite the fact that it questioned the legal basis for granting them
结构句子主干是IBM noted in a court filing that it had been issued more than 300 business-method patents。in a court filing是介词短语作地点状语。that引导的是宾语从句。despite the fact that...是让步状语从句，修饰整个句子。整体包含介词短语、宾语从句和让步状语从句，难点在于despite the fact that的复杂让步表达。
译文2005年，IBM在提交给法院的卷宗中指出，尽管它对授予商业方法专利的法律依据提出质疑，但该公司仍获得了超过300项此类专利。
考点despite the fact that引导的让步状语从句 · 被动语态的用法
4That ruling produced an explosion in business-method patent filings, initially by emerging Internet companies trying to stake out exclusive rights to specific types of online transactions.
主干主语：That ruling；谓语：produced；宾语：an explosion in business-method patent filings；状语：initially by emerging Internet companies trying to stake out exclusive rights to specific types of online transactions
结构句子主干是That ruling produced an explosion in business-method patent filings。initially by emerging Internet companies trying to stake out exclusive rights to specific types of online transactions是介词短语作方式状语，后跟现在分词短语trying to...作后置修饰语。整体是复合句式，包含状语和动词不定式/分词结构，易混淆修饰成分。
译文那项裁决导致商业方法专利申请激增，最初是由新兴的互联网公司试图为特定类型的在线交易划定专有权利。
考点介词短语作方式状语 · 现在分词短语作后置修饰语
5Curbs 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.
主干主语：Curbs on business-method claims；谓语：would be；表语：a dramatic about-face；原因状语：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
结构句子主干是Curbs on business-method claims would be a dramatic about-face。because引导的原因状语从句，句中it was the Federal Circuit itself that...是强调句式。with its 1998 decision...是介词短语作方式状语。approving a patent on a way of pooling mutual-fund assets是现在分词作伴随状语。包含强调句、状语从句和分词结构，是典型的长难句。
译文对商业方法主张的限制将是一次戏剧性的180度大转弯，因为是联邦巡回法院本身在1998年State Street Bank案中通过批准一种互助基金资产合并方式的专利，首次引入了此类专利。
考点强调句型it was...that · 现在分词作伴随状语