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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…