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Patents finally rejected
It looks like the writing may actually be on the wall (please see the Bible for the reference) to the way in which the US Patent Office has been granting patents in software implementations. Oscar Wilde had an observation about losing up to three things - five would seem to be rather excessive. The really serious problem is that these findings seriously undermine the whole validity of this class of patents, And that can undermine a whole industry that has based its existence upon having a 'mystical' value of patents, a value that is now significantly weakened, if not entirely removed. Perhaps some corporations would do well to quickly amend their strategies to go build and sell products instead of waiting to try and screw those that do?
Posted by: stevem_001   Posted on: 02/22/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Yikes  specialk_z | 02/22/06
Step 6...  BitTwiddler | 02/22/06
Step 7 and 8  Narg | 02/22/06
Unfortunately  Gregory.J.Bradley@... | 02/22/06
Not nearly finished.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/22/06
Due process is a right.  John Le'Brecage | 02/23/06
Patent Farms. Bah, humbug...  BitTwiddler | 02/22/06
sue happy  kjgslg@... | 02/22/06
Hear Hear  Scoid_z | 02/22/06
Great idea  Gregory.J.Bradley@... | 02/22/06
So invest YOUR money and doit your way.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/22/06
Here No_Axe goes again, folks.  John Le'Brecage | 02/23/06
Oh come on  James T. Kirk | 02/23/06
Farms Okay if some kind of effort is shown  daver_z | 02/23/06
Patents require publication  BorisKarloff | 02/23/06
Patents finally rejected  stevem_001 | 02/22/06
The Answer?  Gregory.J.Bradley@... | 02/22/06
The Issue Exposed  Cayble | 02/22/06
I like your closing. It makes sense. It will be ignored by the USPTO. (NT)  Update victim | 02/22/06
Perfect  nomorems | 02/22/06
Not quite the basis  John Le'Brecage | 02/23/06
Moderately True?.  Cayble | 02/23/06
The original mistake...  NobodyHome | 02/23/06
So then we have a double highway forming  jaszman | 02/23/06
BINGO  Cayble | 02/23/06
Product equals Patent???  morinville@... | 02/23/06
Did Al Gore patent the internet?  danocanada | 02/23/06
Nope, that was his mistake.  UncleBubba | 02/23/06
Article could have been clearer  richwig | 02/23/06

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