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The problem is that things that are already well known and obvious are being granted patents because “but with software” gets tacked onto the end. “Control a g
by dpark 5y ago
The problem is that things that are already well known and obvious are being granted patents because “but with software” gets tacked onto the end.
“Control a group of speakers” - not patentable
“Control a group of speakers, but with software” - patentable
Maybe there’s some really interesting way Sonos controls speakers with software that should be patentable. But “with software” is not novel on its own.