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Re:No patent if invention lies only in computer program, say... by bobajeff on Tuesday February 23, 2016 @08:29PM (#11163816)
If the whole computer is included in the patent then doesn't that limit the applicability of such a patent somewhat?
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Re:No patent if invention lies only in computer program, say... by kazinator on Tuesday February 23, 2016 @08:35PM (#11163854)
Exactly; defendants in an infringement suit can easily come up with the argument that all they did was write software for a programmable, general-purpose computer, and therefore their work can only violate a software patent, and no such thing can be valid in the land.
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