E=mC2 was not in the knowledge of
Society.
True, but that's meaningless in context. E=MC2
is non-patentable subject matter. As the Supremes state in
Mayo:
Likewise, Einstein could not patent his celebrated law
that E=mc2; nor could Newton have patented the law of gravity.
You
state:
If he had patented apply THAT formula on a
calculator he
would not have taken knowledge out of Society
I would dearly love
to see the Supremes explicitly speak to that exact situation:
Applying math
formula X to a calculator
I'm absolutely positive the Supremes would be
quite clear on the opinion that it is not patentable subject matter.
I am
absolutely positive of that because they speak - quite clearly and explicitly in
my humble opinion - to that very concept:
...simply implementing a
mathematical principle on a physical machine, namely a computer, was not a
patentable application of that principle...
You question whether
"something" is taken from Society where I have stated it is. You conclude I
must be speaking of the math formula. You are mistaken.
Since math is
not patentable subject matter, I am obviously not refering to the math.
I
speak of the knowledge Society has that a calculator can be used to process
any math formula. To patent "apply formula X to a calculator" is to take
away that knowledge. Just because a given formula is not known at the present
does not alter the fact that humanity knows when that formula is discovered it
can be calculated on a calculator. That is what is taken.
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