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Is it fundamentally different from diagrams and drawings in mechanical patent apps? To me, the diagram (or source code) is just another way of describing the pa
by sliverstorm 13y ago
Is it fundamentally different from diagrams and drawings in mechanical patent apps? To me, the diagram (or source code) is just another way of describing the patent. Firstly to help better illustrate what it is for, secondly to show you have a working implementation.
- axman6 13y agoA working implementation is, and never will be, a requirement got the grant of a patent. The figures show an example of one or several implementations of an idea, but have no baring in the defining the scope of the invention. There's no reason for parents related to software could not include source/pseudo code, it's just usually not very helpful.