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Article #306Re: Boycott on Unisys still effective
From: Jurgen Botz
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 17:11
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 17:11
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In article <3erl8e$r8f@magus.cs.utah.edu>, Matt Smith <msmith@peruvian.cs.utah.edu> wrote: >nickm (nickm@netaxs.com) wrote: >An algorhithm is a *process*, not an *idea*. Patents were made to >protect processes. No, strictly speaking an algorithm is an idea, and is still not patentable. However, *applications* of an algorithm are processes and are patentable. The problem is that the PTO has been allowing such general claims about the applications for algorithms that the effect has been completely equivalent to issuing a patent on the algorithm.
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