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>"Does applying a longstanding technology to a newly needed purpose constitute invention?" Yes, if the technology is new in that 'field'.
by nickff 5y ago
>"Does applying a longstanding technology to a newly needed purpose constitute invention?"
Yes, if the technology is new in that 'field'.
- mindslight 5y agoSure if you're just describing the patent office's current policy. But based on the number of people who criticize patents for "X with computers" "X over a network" "X with advertising" etc, I'd say most people disagree that's how it should be. Granting monopolies on straightforward implementations of straightforward concepts for simply being the first to register does not drive innovation, it kills it.