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This give this a patent but not other things
I don't get this.

You can patent basic software ideas and you can patent how you swing on swing set. You can patent pretty much anything these days it seems.

But Joe Newman can't patent his perpetual motion machine. What gives? They've patented ideas more stupid than a perpetual motion machine.
Posted by: voska   Posted on: 05/12/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Crazy or what?  Fred Fredrickson | 05/11/04
Technically, no  Rick_K | 05/11/04
No? Technically not crazy?  Fred Fredrickson | 05/12/04
US Patent perhaps lasts 17 years  FirstNLastN | 05/12/04
That does not qualify for patent either  FirstNLastN | 05/12/04
enforceability?  ryusen | 05/12/04
Patents may not work either  amicus_curious | 05/12/04
Exactly  FirstNLastN | 05/12/04
I needed a laugh........  middle of nowhere | 05/11/04
Excuse me...  BitTwiddler | 05/12/04
He was referring to Realplayer, not iTunes  tic swayback | 05/12/04
Apple dead in other countries  FirstNLastN | 05/12/04
I don't think they wanted overseas protection  bidemytime | 05/12/04
This give this a patent but not other things  voska | 05/12/04
Perpetual Motion Machine...  Martin Marvinski | 05/12/04
"Apple dead "....  BitTwiddler | 05/12/04
Premature Obit  MarcB_z | 05/12/04
Patent Away!  cuervo-gold | 05/12/04
Apples Patents  joedokes | 05/12/04
Curious  Spoon Jabber | 05/12/04
No matter the love of Apple  FilledOut | 05/12/04
MS patented and Apple TREE, Apple patents a UI  mlindl | 05/13/04

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