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Article #75359Re: Patents (was Re: Copyrights)
From: SILL D E
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 1990 15:10
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 1990 15:10
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In article <RANG.90Aug12121033@jaguar.cs.wisc.edu> rang@cs.wisc.edu writes: > > Who would decide whether an algorithm is 'obvious' or not? Who decides whether hardware inventions are obvious or not? Patent examiners. Why is it fundamentally feasible to patent hardware and hardware processes, but not software? They're all just ideas. -- Dave Sill (de5@ornl.gov) These are my opinions. Martin Marietta Energy Systems Workstation Support
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,a3783b857baac617 X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1990-08-14 17:44:02 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!decwrl!ucbvax!STC06.CTD.ORNL.GOV!de5 From: de5@STC06.CTD.ORNL.GOV (SILL D E) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: Patents (was Re: Copyrights) Message-ID: <9008141510.AA21733@stc06.CTD.ORNL.GOV> Date: 14 Aug 90 15:10:35 GMT References: <RANG.90Aug12121033@jaguar.cs.wisc.edu> Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab Lines: 12 Posted: Tue Aug 14 16:10:35 1990