An anonymous reader writes "I am a developer for a medium-sized private technology company getting ready for an IPO. My manager woke up one morning and decided to patent some stuff I did recently. The problem is, I'm strongly opposed to software patents,... ...full story at slashdot
from slashdot on Sun, Aug 17 2008
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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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Halliburton Applies For Patent-Trolling Patent » slashdot An anonymous reader writes "Halliburton, the company many folks know as Dick Cheney's previous employer, has apparently taken an interest in methods of patent trolling. In fact, according to Techdirt, the company has applied for a patent on patent... |
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Working Around Patents with Evolutionary Design » slashdot An anonymous reader writes "Using computational trial-and-error allowed a Stanford team to come up with a patent-free WiFi antenna. Patent rules are tricky to formulate as self-interest dictates that the claim is as general as possible. Patent fences... |
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Google, Yahoo, Others Sued Over Solitaire Patent » slashdot An anonymous reader writes "Back in 2004, Slashdot posted about computer solitaire being patented. It was a ridiculous patent and made it onto the EFF's list of worst patents. However, not much had been heard about that patent until now. It turns out that... |
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Sept 24 Is World Day Against Software Patents » slashdot zoobab writes "Veteran European anti-software patent campaigners have launched the World Day against Software Patents. They say, "The issue of software patents is a global one, and several governments and patent offices around the world continue to grant... |
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