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No, there are no software ideas that are truly patentable, because ideas area not patentable. Code is copyrighted. Algorithms shouldn't be. If you spent develo
by chrismcb 7y ago
No, there are no software ideas that are truly patentable, because ideas area not patentable.
Code is copyrighted. Algorithms shouldn't be. If you spent developing a better compression, then sell the software, but don't release the algorithm.
Some of the problems with software patents is "on a computer" or "on a server" just aren't novel enough. In fact, that is the problem with most patents, they aren't novel enough.
- jacques_chester 7y agoEvery patent is composed of ideas, based on a description of something that can be made by humans, thought of by a human.
- egdod 7y ago> ideas area not patentable Totally wrong. Ideas are exactly what is protected by patents.
- wiggles_md 7y agoPatents protect inventions, not ideas. https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/can-you-patent-an-idea https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/can-you-patent-an-idea
- egdod 7y agoWhat’s an “invention”? It’s not a particular physical embodiment.
- pnw_hazor 7y agothe "on a computer" days are long past. And, soon the remainder of those crap computer-related patents from the early days will expire anyway if they haven't been invalidated already.