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not patenting an action but a system. In this case, as the article specifies, the combination of a scanner, LAN, and application software that allows a user to
by holograham 14y ago
not patenting an action but a system. In this case, as the article specifies, the combination of a scanner, LAN, and application software that allows a user to one button send a scanned image to email. Yes these are patentable under current law.
- greenranger 14y agoWhat if you were to add an extra step, like say opening the scan in an image editor and adding the most subtle watermark or something - would that bypass the legal minefield? Could this process be automated? How is something like this even patentable it boggles the mind!