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UK Judge: Who needs software patents?
Glyn Moody writes "C|Net has a surprising story about a seminar given by a top judge at the U.K.'s Court of Appeal who specializes in intellectual-property law. According to the article, he has "questioned whether software patents should be granted, and has criticized the U.S. for allowing "anything under the sun" to be patented." Is the tide turning?"
/ You look like you are trying to turn \
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| by Microsoft and is not implemented |
| yet. Shall I call the police? Feds? |
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cpu0: Microsoft Clippium ("GenuineClippy" ChromedMetal-Class). Paperbinding, lockpicking, fish-hook-hack support.
A baking thermometer is prior art.
"Is the Tide Turning?"
No.
This subversive will be dealt with quickly and harshly. Already the muck rakers are fervently searching for mud to fling at this commu-terrorist.
We are the IP companies. Fire your lawyers and prepare to be sued. We shall add your intellectualy distictive property portfolio to our own. Justice is futile.
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May the Maths Be with you!
has criticized the U.S. for allowing "anything under the sun" to be patented." Is the tide turning?"
Silly slashdot editor... the moon controls the tide.
The sun don't do nothing.
"Is the tide turning?"
Hardly. This judge is in the UK, and is clearly in violation of U.S. Patent #15648663245877954-5468, "Method for Citizens of Foreign Countries to Criticize the United States on Matters of Intellectual Property," filed by my company, Litigious Bastards, Inc., on November 3, 2002. He will be hearing from our lawyers shortly.
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> i could probably patent my ass if i tried to
But would anyone pay you royalties for it?
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
The tide is never going to turn in countries that let themselves be ruled by lobbyists.
Unless we lobby Congress to put things right!!
May the Maths Be with you!
> i could probably patent my ass if i tried to
You, sir, are in violation of my patent (PT #9546812321687987651321) on your ass! Please send a Paypal payment of $5 per subsequent viewing of your comment.
Thank you,
The Law Offices Of Conniving, Deceptive, and Crook, Ltd.
The word "non-obvious" has been completey removed as a screening criteria from the patent process.
Sir, here at the USPTO we take pride in granting patents without consideration of trifling concepts such as; gross obviousness, unoriginality and indeed patentability itself.
May the Maths Be with you!
It look pretty damn funny, http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=1233.
I'm still not sure if i can believe this, because if it is true then i think i would explode
"In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell
i could probably patent my ass if i tried to
Rejected - too broad
Intron: the portion of DNA which expresses nothing useful.
Mathematical algorithms cannot be patented.
All software programs are mathematical algorithims.
Ergo, software programs cannot be patented.
Disclaimer: The above relies on the issuing patent body being in some way competant. Does not apply to USPTO.
May the Maths Be with you!
God has a patent on the "Hello World" program. We are still waiting for Him to finish His "Goodbye Cruel World" program.