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Re:Congress: Stop Trying to Limit EFF’s Ability to Challenge... by spacemanmatt on Friday April 24, 2015 @12:41PM (#9434432)
The Supreme Court essentially agrees with this in Alice vs. CLS Bank
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Re:Congress: Stop Trying to Limit EFF’s Ability to Challenge... by rhino369 on Friday April 24, 2015 @02:01PM (#9434976)
Alice hasn't destroyed all software patents, only the egregious ones.
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Re:Congress: Stop Trying to Limit EFF’s Ability to Challenge... by spacemanmatt on Saturday April 25, 2015 @05:00AM (#9437734)
To be sure, the ruling only destroyed one patent. It did however create a precedent that can be used to defend from (or more ideally, will prevent) litigation over abstract subject matter.
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Re:Congress: Stop Trying to Limit EFF’s Ability to Challenge... by bougiefever on Friday April 24, 2015 @04:36PM (#9435871)
What did Bob say? Did he get Alice's message?
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Re:Congress: Stop Trying to Limit EFF’s Ability to Challenge... by yellowapple on Friday April 24, 2015 @08:57PM (#9436733)
I bet Mallory would know.
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