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To me it's not the length of the patents, but the granting of patents that shouldn't have been done in the first place. Like the countless patents that follow t
by talmand 9y ago
To me it's not the length of the patents, but the granting of patents that shouldn't have been done in the first place. Like the countless patents that follow the "take Patent A and add 'with computer' on it to create Patent B" formula.
- djyaz1200 9y agoIt's not binary. There are some questionable patents out there for sure, but that doesn't mean that innovators shouldn't be able to get reasonable patents to incentivize risk taking. It's a complicated problem.
- talmand 9y agoI see a difference between reasonable and obvious.
- blackrock 9y agoPull down to refresh. Granted to Twitter. Slide to unlock. Granted to Apple, then invalidated. Rounded rectangles. Granted to Apple. (Freeway signs had this for decades.) Jiggle mode to move or delete apps. Granted to Apple. These are just a few of the crazy software UI patents that were granted. Can anyone think of any more?