Re:No patent if invention lies only in computer program, say...
by newjersey on Tuesday February 23, 2016 @08:22PM
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> If the patent office can't usefully determine novelty (needing to defer to the courts) then why have a patent office at all?
What would be the effect of closing shop and saying no new patents in the United States? I think this would be the best outcome. I mean do patent applications actually help people recreate the invention after the patent expires? If not, why should patents exist at all?
What would be the effect of closing shop and saying no new patents in the United States? I think this would be the best outcome. I mean do patent applications actually help people recreate the invention after the patent expires? If not, why should patents exist at all?