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Sadly, while Chase-Lev is great, there is currently a patent for the algorithm that won’t expire until 2025. Of course, this algorithm is held by non other than
by rand_flip_bit 4y ago
Sadly, while Chase-Lev is great, there is currently a patent for the algorithm that won’t expire until 2025. Of course, this algorithm is held by non other than Sun/Oracle.
Once I discovered this, I had to switch over my implementation to something less… of a legal risk. What a shame.
- Mathnerd314 4y agoI guess you mean this patent? https://patents.google.com/patent/US20070143326 https://patents.google.com/patent/US20070143326 Looks like your standard software patent of an abstract idea so per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patents_under_United_States_patent_law#Alice_case https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patents_under_United_... it is probably invalid. Also Oracle has issued a statement https://www.gordoni.com/software-patents/statements/oracle.statement.html https://www.gordoni.com/software-patents/statements/oracle.s... in the 1990's saying that they oppose software patents, and besides the Android case with Google they seem to mainly be invalidating patents rather than suing others. So I would say the risk is minimal. But IANAL and to each their own.