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Tag: patents

SCOTUS: adding “with a computer” doesn’t make a new patentable invention
Politics & Law

SCOTUS: adding “with a computer” doesn’t make a new patentable invention

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Michael Sauers

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…

Politics & Law

Streaming certain video from a certain angle is now patented

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Michael Sauers

File under WTF: On September 23rd, Yoga International broke the news that they (among others) had received a cease-and-desist letter from another website which also…

Politics & Law

New Zealand bans software patents

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Michael Sauers

A major new patent bill, passed in a 117-4 vote by New Zealand’s Parliament after five years of debate, has banned software patents. The relevant…

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Gene patent decision: In Plain English

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Michael Sauers

The Supreme Court long ago ruled that an inventor who discovers a phenomenon in nature, or figures out a “law of nature,” cannot get an…

Internet

When Patents Attack… Part Two!

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Michael Sauers

On this week’s episode of This American Life: Two years ago, we did a program about a mysterious business in Texas that threatens companies with…

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