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> An engineer can write the description, but only the lawyer can write the claims. If anyone needs a one-sentence rationale why the entire concept of a softwa
by akersten 5y ago
> An engineer can write the description, but only the lawyer can write the claims.
If anyone needs a one-sentence rationale why the entire concept of a software patent should be invalid, here it is.
- jlokier 5y agoNot just writing them. Apparently only a lawyer should read the claims too: > Lawyers are not very expensive compared to the consequences of trying to read it yourself (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28451317 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28451317)
- AlbertCory 5y agoThe same is true of any patent, even the hardware patent in Flash of Genius [1] [1] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1054588/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1054588/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0