State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group, Inc.
E1144286
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State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group, Inc. is a landmark 1998 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision that opened the door to the broad patentability of computer-implemented business methods.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group, Inc. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15233839 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group, Inc. Context triple: [Giles S. Rich, notableCase, State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group, Inc.]
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A.
United States Trust Co. v. New Jersey
United States Trust Co. v. New Jersey is a 1977 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the limits of state power to impair public contracts under the Constitution’s Contract Clause.
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B.
Veazie Bank v. Fenno
Veazie Bank v. Fenno was an 1869 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld a federal tax on state banknotes, effectively strengthening federal control over the national currency system.
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C.
Northeast Bancorp, Inc. v. Board of Governors
Northeast Bancorp, Inc. v. Board of Governors is a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed whether regional interstate banking compacts among states violated the Constitution’s Compact Clause and related federal banking laws.
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D.
Central Bank of Denver v. First Interstate Bank
Central Bank of Denver v. First Interstate Bank is a 1994 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held there is no private right of action for aiding and abetting under the federal securities fraud provisions, significantly limiting secondary liability in securities litigation.
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E.
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson is a 1986 U.S. Supreme Court case that first recognized workplace sexual harassment as a form of sex discrimination actionable under Title VII.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group, Inc. Target entity description: State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group, Inc. is a landmark 1998 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision that opened the door to the broad patentability of computer-implemented business methods.
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A.
United States Trust Co. v. New Jersey
United States Trust Co. v. New Jersey is a 1977 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the limits of state power to impair public contracts under the Constitution’s Contract Clause.
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B.
Veazie Bank v. Fenno
Veazie Bank v. Fenno was an 1869 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld a federal tax on state banknotes, effectively strengthening federal control over the national currency system.
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C.
Northeast Bancorp, Inc. v. Board of Governors
Northeast Bancorp, Inc. v. Board of Governors is a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed whether regional interstate banking compacts among states violated the Constitution’s Compact Clause and related federal banking laws.
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D.
Central Bank of Denver v. First Interstate Bank
Central Bank of Denver v. First Interstate Bank is a 1994 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held there is no private right of action for aiding and abetting under the federal securities fraud provisions, significantly limiting secondary liability in securities litigation.
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E.
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson is a 1986 U.S. Supreme Court case that first recognized workplace sexual harassment as a form of sex discrimination actionable under Title VII.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
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