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A Simple Question

Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, May 23 2012 @ 01:44 PM EDT

No one skilled in the art of computer programming would
bother trying to patent such an obvious thing to begin with.
Only those who seek great wealth through lies and deceit
would do such a thing.

[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]

A Simple Question - Authored by: ionic on Wednesday, May 23 2012 @ 02:08 PM EDT
Why patent? - Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, May 23 2012 @ 02:40 PM EDT
- Why patent? - Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, May 23 2012 @ 03:22 PM EDT
  - Why patent? - Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, May 23 2012 @ 04:24 PM EDT
    - Why patent? - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, May 24 2012 @ 04:21 AM EDT
      - No - less damage. - Authored by: jesse on Thursday, May 24 2012 @ 06:58 AM EDT
        No - less damage. - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, May 24 2012 @ 12:42 PM EDT
But it is the obvious patents that are the most valuable. - Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, May 23 2012 @ 06:21 PM EDT

A Simple Question

Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, May 23 2012 @ 05:22 PM EDT

how is "someone skilled in the art" supposed to use the '520 patent as a "teaching"?

I think the trick is to narrowly define "skilled". Think of it as a master tradesman, with more than 20 years experience in the field. For software this would not exist since no version or language has been in use that long.

[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]

no language in use over 20 years ?? - Authored by: nsomos on Wednesday, May 23 2012 @ 05:35 PM EDT
- no language in use over 20 years ?? - Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, May 23 2012 @ 05:49 PM EDT
  - no language in use over 20 years ?? - Authored by: JonCB on Thursday, May 24 2012 @ 07:43 AM EDT
- no language in use over 20 years ?? - Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, May 23 2012 @ 06:12 PM EDT
- what?? perl/python both over 20. - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, May 24 2012 @ 12:58 AM EDT
  - what?? perl/python both over 20. - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, May 24 2012 @ 07:33 AM EDT
- Forth? - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, May 24 2012 @ 10:00 AM EDT
- no language in use over 20 years ?? - Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, May 25 2012 @ 03:32 PM EDT
A Simple Question - Authored by: Nivag on Wednesday, May 23 2012 @ 07:29 PM EDT
A Simple Question - Authored by: rcsteiner on Wednesday, May 23 2012 @ 08:21 PM EDT
- Don't fix what isn't broken - Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, May 23 2012 @ 09:25 PM EDT
  - Don't fix what isn't broken - Authored by: rcsteiner on Thursday, May 24 2012 @ 12:58 PM EDT
- A Simple Question - Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, May 23 2012 @ 11:03 PM EDT
  - A Simple Question - Authored by: rcsteiner on Thursday, May 24 2012 @ 01:07 PM EDT
- A Simple Question - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, May 24 2012 @ 12:06 AM EDT
A Simple Question - Authored by: JonCB on Thursday, May 24 2012 @ 07:58 AM EDT

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