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Software is The Glass Bead Game

Software is The Glass Bead Game

Posted Jan 31, 2012 16:08 UTC (Tue) by giraffedata (subscriber, #1954)
In reply to: Software is The Glass Bead Game by dlang
Parent article: LCA: Addressing the failure of open source

nothing in a patent is required to be 'useful'
One thing I do remember from a class long ago is the three pillars of patentability: the invention must be new, useful, and nonobvious. I just googled that phrase to make sure I hadn't fabricated it in my mind over the years, and I got a bunch of hits.


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