Brad Stone / Bits: New Patentable Idea: A Way to Invalidate Vague Patents — There's not much love in legal circles for the so-called “business method” patent, an exclusive intellectual property right over a novel way of doing... ...full story at techmeme
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The Death of Nearly All Software Patents? » slashdot An anonymous reader writes "The Patent and Trademark Office has now made clear that its newly developed position on patentable subject matter will invalidate many and perhaps most software patents, including pioneering patent claims to such innovators as... |
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Facebook to Settle Thorny Lawsuit Over Its Origins (Brad Stone/Bits) » techmeme Brad Stone / Bits: Facebook to Settle Thorny Lawsuit Over Its Origins — Facebook is close to putting an uncomfortable and embarrassing legal episode behind it. — A person briefed on the status of dueling lawsuits... |
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Digg.com Digs Up Some More Cash (Brad Stone/Bits) » techmeme Brad Stone / Bits: Digg.com Digs Up Some More Cash — Digg, the news site with the nerve to substitute the votes of the unwashed, unpaid masses for the refined talent of professional editors, has raised a new round of venture financing,... |
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