Software is no longer patentable

[adityakavoor]

Today is a sad day for those of us who believe in the patent system.
Conversely, today is a wonderful day for all of us who have unsuccessfully sought to weaken patent rights.

Here are the supporting links :

1. http://is.gd/5msd

2. http://is.gd/5mqm

Lets celebrate :popcorn:

[tom66]

So I can put back the Page Up/Down keys on my keyboard? xD

[Ub1476]

So I can put back the Page Up/Down keys on my keyboard? xD

:lolflag:

Yeah, a good if this is thrue.

[gardengxc]

Today is a sad day for those of us who believe in the patent system.
Conversely, today is a wonderful day for all of us who have unsuccessfully sought to weaken patent rights.

Here are the supporting links :

1. http://is.gd/5msd

2. http://is.gd/5mqm

Lets celebrate :popcorn:

how about a link to the actual ruling instead of some guys rant on how its unfair.

[PartisanEntity]

If you read through comments on that site, you will see that many do not agree with the posters take that software patents are not possible anymore.

[koenn]

probably this one : http://www.law.emory.edu/fedcircuit/july98/96-1327.wpd.html
but I leave it to you to plow through the legalese

[eragon100]

Well, I hope he is right! :popcorn:

[snova]

Yay.

[sloggerkhan]

Exagerated analysis, but the rulling was a step in the right direction.

[macogw]

Software patents haven't been destroyed, just weakened a bit. It's going to make it a little harder to get them, but they're not gone yet.

[Sealbhach]

If it's true then it's a bad day for Nathan Myhrvold (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Myhrvold) and his company Intellectual Ventures (http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_27/b3991401.htm).



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