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Properly before the Court
How would any decision on the issues involve anything other than an implicit endorsement of software patents?

Microsoft didn't raise the issue of software patentability at the trial or appellate level, so they're not allowed to bring it up at the Supreme Court. (This is the same issue that kept the Court from ruling on patenability of thought in LabCorp.)

Since the Court is (arguably) not in a position to rule on whether software is patentable, any ruling supporting AT&T will also not settle that issue. For this case, it's assumed that it is.
Posted by: Yagotta B. Kidding   Posted on: 02/22/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Good,  galileon | 02/21/07
Chief Justice Roberts...  Anton Philidor | 02/21/07
I think you're right  John L. Ries | 02/22/07
Oath  Spoon Jabber | 02/22/07
Logic.  Anton Philidor | 02/21/07
Properly before the Court  Yagotta B. Kidding | 02/22/07
If they don't have to rule on patentability of software...  John L. Ries | 02/22/07
Microsoft is arguing that their OS software isn't a PC component.  thetruth_z | 02/22/07
Interesting  John L. Ries | 02/22/07
huh???  none none | 02/21/07
Did I read this right?  Fred Fredrickson | 02/21/07
I think...  rapson | 02/22/07
Re: I think...  none none | 02/22/07
Not just software; all patents must die [nt]  Omch'Ar | 02/21/07
Spoken like a bloke who never had an original thought.  osreinstall | 02/21/07
So tell us...  techboy_z | 02/22/07
Here we go again for the untalented.  osreinstall | 02/22/07
Re: Here we go again for the untalented.  none none | 02/22/07
You have to have a incentive program.  osreinstall | 02/22/07
Re: You have to have a incentive program.  none none | 02/22/07
Patents are here to stay.  osreinstall | 02/22/07
You don't need an incentive program! IP & Patents hurt innovation...  jjarman | 02/23/07
Smarter people than you disagree.  osreinstall | 02/23/07
hmmm...  jjarman | 02/23/07
Patent system is not that bad.  osreinstall | 02/23/07
Ooh  Omch'Ar | 02/22/07
Little touchy there.  osreinstall | 02/22/07
Please comment further  John L. Ries | 02/22/07
MS has already lost  Fred Fredrickson | 02/22/07
Agreed... Just look at the Mpeg-LA  thetruth_z | 02/22/07
The idea of patents should be to protect the littleguy  LittleGuy | 02/22/07
You can't patent that.  jmusto@... | 02/22/07
unfortunatly wrong...  jjarman | 02/23/07
Thoughts & Idea  jjarman | 02/23/07

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