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Article #73877Re: In defense of some software patents
From: Paul F Smith
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1991 16:46
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1991 16:46
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In article <7081@ns-mx.uiowa.edu> jones@pyrite.cs.uiowa.edu (Douglas W. Jones,201H MLH,3193350740,3193382879) writes: [I agree with most of the stuff about truely unique patents] >There are two directions that the Patent Office could move. One >direction would involve abandoning software patents, either because >they can't get staff who can tell the difference between good patents >... >The second direction would be to shore up the patent office staff with >a corps of experienced programmers, or at least programmers with >advanced degrees to assure that they have people who really understand Why can't the patent office join the net? Earlier threads about prior art on the byte ordering patent indicates to me that we could help them out quit a bit. They can still be the final judge, but just ask us for info. -Paul -- // // Paul F. Smith - ADPC - Purdue University // PFSMITH@freh-01ms.apdc.purdue.edu or // psmith@ecn.purdue.edu
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,1152f07055839b8c X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-07-18 13:16:46 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sample.eng.ohio-state.edu!purdue!mentor.cc.purdue.edu!noose.ecn.purdue.edu!iies.ecn.purdue.edu!psmith From: psmith@iies.ecn.purdue.edu (Paul F Smith) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: In defense of some software patents Message-ID: <1991Jul18.164611.894@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> Date: 18 Jul 91 16:46:11 GMT References: <7081@ns-mx.uiowa.edu> Sender: root@noose.ecn.purdue.edu (ECN System Management) Organization: ADPC, Purdue University Lines: 22