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>Notably this was a physical object and not maths Why is that notable?

• s_dev 3y ago
  You're not supposed to be able to patent 'Mathematics' or 'Nature' because these phenomena are 'discovered' and not 'invented'. You can patent a device that exploits a natural phenomena but not the phenomena itself.
  • thfuran 3y ago
    Unless an algorithm is observed in nature, I don't really see how it makes any more sense to claim it's a natural phenomenon than it would to make the claim of a machine.
  • Max_aaa 3y ago
    Gortex?
• ooterness 3y ago
  There are a lot of bad software patents. Many follow the formula "abstract mathematical concept, but now it's on a computer". For a long time, that's all that was required.
  • thfuran 3y ago
    The problem with that is not the math, it's that it's basically the same as patenting "elevators, but yellow" after elevators have been patented. It's not novel.