1 On August 29, a California court struck down a patent on a method of linking a mortgage line of credit to a checking account. 2  The court said that the generic computer functions mentioned in the patent were not enough to merit protection.
Definition of cheers. cheers. either goodbye or thank you or good luck.. Cheers, mate. See more words with the same meaning: thank you, thanks. Last edited on Jun 21 2013. Submitted by Moo from Santa Cruz, CA, USA on Mar 02 1999. Heard in New Zealand and the UK (and Australia?), but is becoming an increasingly global word.
up vote 31 down vote favorite. 7. I've suspected before that Cheers as an email sign-off is a bit of an English (or possibly Commonwealth) thing, but being English it's natural to me and I use it as the mood takes me to end an email. When I email an American, what sort of impression does it give? Are there any other English speaking cultures out there where it's a bit unfamiliar?