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Thursday, June 19, 2014

Supreme Court invalidates software patent because it's a software patent

In a stunning verdict, the Supreme Court has tossed out a patent because it is a software patent, ruling that "merely requiring generic computer implementation fails to transform that abstract idea into a patent-eligible invention" -- that is, adding "with a computer" doesn't make a new patentable invention.


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An interesting read via Boing Boing


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