The state of software patents after the Alice decision
The state of software patents after the Alice decision
Posted Jul 15, 2016 20:18 UTC (Fri) by giraffedata (guest, #1954)Parent article: The state of software patents after the Alice decision
The old, terrible patents already granted remain in force until they are invalidated in a court ruling or through a USPTO re-examination, "so they can still be used as a stick to beat people with."
Maybe someone can use it a a stick, but I wouldn't say one of these patents is "in force" if courts won't consider it valid.
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