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Discovery Vs Invention
Even if was currently an unknown concept, you could not patent gravity.

In the same way if you find a new element on the periodic table, a new mathematical or logical proof, that is a discovery not an invention. To think otherwise is to suggest that Christopher Columbus invented America as opposed to discovering it.

It is also possible to observe what other people are doing and give it a name, but that does not make it an invention, only a discovery. A lot of software patents are not inventions but just a defining of what is going on in the world.
Posted by: David Mohring   Posted on: 03/08/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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To bad the courts cant act this fast in other cases.(nt)  nite_w0lf | 03/05/04
I was thinking same thing  JWatson77 | 03/06/04
except  pschroeder@... | 03/06/04
The PATENT OFFICE is not a court.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/06/04
Microsoft is not a court either..  Bobby Sskcat | 03/06/04
Settlement  richhayes | 03/06/04
Simple.  systemcleaner | 03/07/04
Bribes  richhayes | 03/07/04
Yes, bribes.  systemcleaner | 03/07/04
Yes, bribes.  systemcleaner | 03/07/04
Yes, bribes.  systemcleaner | 03/07/04
Any evidence?  BruceWheelock@... | 03/07/04
re: Yes Bribes...  Wolfie2K3 | 03/08/04
arrogance  CO_TechGuy | 03/08/04
this is a welcome step in the right direction  pschroeder@... | 03/05/04
i agree completely  ryusen | 03/05/04
I hope it is a step in the right direction but.......  nite_w0lf | 03/05/04
steps  richhayes | 03/06/04
Don't get your hopes up just yet...  Jose Jimenez | 03/05/04
my hopes haven't changed  pschroeder@... | 03/06/04
It's not 4 million  openMind | 03/08/04
not quite...  ryusen | 03/08/04
apples vs. oranges  pschroeder@... | 03/08/04
whoops, sorry ...  pschroeder@... | 03/08/04
nog (nt)  ryusen | 03/08/04
Yes. As long it is not the last step in the same direction  David Mohring | 03/05/04
invention not discovery??  bjornafreeman@... | 03/06/04
Discovery Vs Invention  David Mohring | 03/08/04
No way ...  Ardian Daka | 03/08/04
Software patents  openMind | 03/08/04
Hardware patents?  dg mh | 03/08/04
Firmware  voska | 03/08/04
I can't agree more  openMind | 03/08/04
software patents  pschroeder@... | 03/08/04
Good  d_jedi | 03/05/04
As long as ....  systemcleaner | 03/05/04
As long as....  seosamh_z | 03/06/04
Corrections needed.  systemcleaner | 03/06/04
Waaayyyy off  d_jedi | 03/06/04
Conflict of Logic  middle of nowhere | 03/07/04
re:  pschroeder@... | 03/06/04
Not surprising.  systemcleaner | 03/06/04
wrong wrong wrong (as usual)  pschroeder@... | 03/06/04
Yes, for MS fans it is always MS is right. Everybody else is wrong.  systemcleaner | 03/06/04
SS, everything is NOT about MS, no matter how you want to paint it  pschroeder@... | 03/06/04
Wow! Schroeder you are higher than the President!  systemcleaner | 03/07/04
Government Offices  richhayes | 03/07/04
Oh please...  Patrick Jones | 03/06/04
re:  ryusen | 03/08/04
Not Not Surprising  dposkie@... | 03/10/04
you know...  ryusen | 03/08/04
You ignore the fact that  jfrankcarr | 03/06/04
Bush, the Republicans & Microsoft  bjornafreeman@... | 03/06/04
So, by your reckoning...  Confused by religion | 03/06/04
OK not all leftist  bjornafreeman@... | 03/06/04
Aids research funding is mostly in Africa...  Confused by religion | 03/07/04
Oh Puhleeeze  Squawkbox | 03/07/04
Message has been deleted.  qwwq | 03/07/04
some common sense  dg mh | 03/08/04
MS was RIGHT to start with Eolas was wrong  idnew2011@... | 03/08/04
not about MS  pschroeder@... | 03/08/04
Ha ha on Eolas  FilledOut | 03/08/04
Eolas was BOGUS to begin with  idnew2025@... | 03/08/04
In defense of Eolas  jlee88 | 03/09/04
You're wrong  eLurker | 03/09/04

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