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| Authored by: argee on Friday, May 10 2013 @ 10:35 PM EDT |
Seems to me the pro-patent guys are scared, lest the Supremes
agree with the Federal Circuit and invalidate -in on stroke-
most software patents.
By the same token, the anti-software patent guys are scared
lest the Supremes take a pro-patent stance and reverse the
Federal Circuit on various points.
CLS Bank, of course, has nothing to lose. It is *only* their
patents they are worried about. They will appeal.
I am more heartened by the finding that if you come up with
an algorithm, which is not patentable, doing it with the
help of a computer does not make it patentable either.
It seems to me that they have drawn a sharp line between
pharma patents and software patents.
This is a line, or gap, that can be exploited by the
anti-software patent guys.
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, May 13 2013 @ 12:40 AM EDT |
Google's search and AdWords are patented, so I don't think Google wants
to lose those software patents. The Adwords pay account for ~95% of
Google's revenue. Without the software patents behind Google's excellent
search, which earns them money through Adwords, Google could not
afford to provide Docs, Gmail, Android, etc.... For free.
I'm on the fence in regards to software patents but I'm not ignorant enough
to ignore the potential negative consequences to software service
companies like Google.
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