Peter wrote:
> are any pro arguments for software patents that people besides big
> corporation might make.
_IF_ the USPTO
a) Issued patents only to items which were
i) Not based on prior art.
ii) Not obvious
b) Rewarded patent examiners for _rejecting_ patents
Then then would be no financial incentive for companies to get software patents.
Since, the official USPTO policy is to point blank refuse to deny any
patents, they are the only way that a software company can ensure that
their competitors either pay them, or go out of business.
BTW, if the USPTO adhered to the statuary legal requirements, there
would be no software patents. [Case law is why software patents
exist. The judges in the case law displayed incredibly amounts of
misunderstanding. (Something akin to thinking that _Dallas_ and
_Debby Does Dallas_ are the same movie.) ]
> I read recently that Amazon had patented the term "1-Click Ordering" and
The got a patent on the concept. The term itself might be trademarked.
xan
jonathon
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