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Red Hat Urges USPTO To Deny Most Software Patents

Posted by samzenpus on from the stop-giving-it-away dept.

Julie188 writes "The United States Patent and Trademark Office asked for public input on how it should use the Supreme Court's Bilski decision to guide it when granting new patents. Not surprisingly, Red Hat took them up on it. The USPTO should use Bilski and the fact that the machine transformation test is 'important' to Just Say No to most software patents, it advised. Rob Tiller, Red Hat's Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, IP, is hopeful that the patent office will listen and put an end to the crazy software patent situation that has turned patents into weapons that hinder innovation."

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  1. Help us steal from others! by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: -1, Troll

    The USPTO isn't going to change their policies to help one small company steal ideas from others.

    1. Re:Help us steal from others! by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: -1, Troll

      These "patent trolls" you're talking about usually work with and fund inventors to develop inventions with working models in order to patent them.

      They use these patents not to create trouble for companies, but rather to provide a licensable product that economizes the development process for companies and maximizes return for the inventors.

      "Patent trolls" foster innovation because it seeks out inventors and encourages them to do pure research and development.

  2. Fat Women Rolling Around In Their Own Stench by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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