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As long as it meets the non-obvious and no-prior-art tests, I don't see a problem with the concept. Something like mouse gestures feel like a patentable innova
by MartinCron 15y ago
As long as it meets the non-obvious and no-prior-art tests, I don't see a problem with the concept.
Something like mouse gestures feel like a patentable innovation worthy of a temporary government-enforced monopoly.
- Kliment 15y agoSure, but not for a decade or more. The timescale of patents is simply incompatible with the timescale of software.
- MartinCron 15y agoI totally agree on that front. Five years seems like a reasonable upper limit to how long software patents should last.