On Tue, 2012-06-19 at 00:58 -0700, Morten A-Gott wrote: > Personally I'd rather change the system to disallow patents of mundane > "inventions", which typically is just prior art on a new platform. The > level of some of the patents granted in software and mobile space > would never be granted in areas like mechanical engineering etc. I've > always felt the problem is that software is too abstract for the > patent office to comprehend.
Or patent offices should do their job. I would have thought checking searches of prior art should be a task undertaken before granting a patent. The mobile operator space is a huge standards stitch up. Just look at the history of the 2G and 3G standards. > “Patents: If people had understood how patents would be granted when > most of today’s ideas were invented, and had taken out patents, the > industry would be at a complete standstill today.” > —Bill Gates Definitely ironic. -- Russel. ============================================================================= Dr Russel Winder t: +44 20 7585 2200 voip: sip:[email protected] 41 Buckmaster Road m: +44 7770 465 077 xmpp: [email protected] London SW11 1EN, UK w: www.russel.org.uk skype: russel_winder
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