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Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, November 29 2012 @ 10:14 AM EST |
The point is that a three year old can distinguish between two devices based
only on the software installed on it. To the child (or business person) it is
clear that the two devices are different regardless of what theory you want to
put forward saying they are the same.
There is no need to analyze software on its own. Valid software patents claim
devices or processes involving devices, not software on its own.
Consequently, this whole discussion about whether software on its own is math
and therefore not patentable is irrelevant and demonstrates a lack of
understanding of patent law.
Software patents, like patents on other technologies, have edge cases that
require analysis to determine whether such edge cases cover ineligible subject
matter. While those cases are interesting, they represent a extremely small
percentage of the overall patents. [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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