An Important Patent Law Precedent Approaches
Patent law cannot award ownership of facts of nature, or mere mental activities, or algorithms: the US Supreme Court has been unambiguous on that point for more than 150 years.
Patent law cannot award ownership of facts of nature, or mere mental activities, or algorithms: the US Supreme Court has been unambiguous on that point for more than 150 years.
Dawn Teo | Posted 05.01.2009 | Business
IBM is currently seeking $30 billion in stimulus money to create 1 million jobs. CEO Sam Palmisano even met with Obama at the White House to discuss I...
Brian Kahin | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business
Unfortunately, there is little transparency in today's patent system. Indeed, the patent system is beset by information failure.
Brian Kahin | Posted 06.18.2008 | Business
The question of just what is patentable is far too complex for Congress to handle -- especially given that even modest patent reform legislation has stalled.
AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
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Eben Moglen | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business