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So I can't patent 'x=x+1', but I can patent a "system, method, and computer-readable medium for incrementing the value of a variable by one"?
by redthrowaway 15y ago
So I can't patent 'x=x+1', but I can patent a "system, method, and computer-readable medium for incrementing the value of a variable by one"?
- asmithmd1 15y agoA more concrete example: You discover that the formula for making a beam that will have equal stress all along it's length is t = (.923)Xe/L^2 (made-up formula) You can not patent that formula, but you can get a patent on beams made using that formula. With that patent in hand you can stop anyone from making, selling, or using those beams.
- drcube 15y agoSounds like a distinction without a difference. If you can stop people from using a formula with your patent, you've effectively patented that formula.