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Microsoft Patents 'IsNot', Enlists WTO

Posted by michael on from the sigh dept.

Milhouse102 writes "I was just reading an article on The Register about Microsoft's offshore patent war following Ballmer's recent outburst in Asia. I came across this little nugget, it seems MS has patented BASIC's IsNot operator."

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  1. Yeah, well, I'm gonna patent IsToo! by elwinc · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yeah, well, I'm gonna patent IsToo, so there!
    IsNot
    IsToo
    IsNot
    IsToo
    I win!!

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    --- Often in error; never in doubt!
  2. Re:So am I infringing if... by jkabbe · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Paragraph 13 shows a pretty clear case of when a claim should be rejected for obviousness. If the same basic concept has already been invented and all you are doing is making a trivial combination, you don't deserve a patent.