Patent Law Ruling Threatens Free and Open Source Software
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Patent Law Ruling Threatens Free and Open Source Software
In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed its own
"suggestion test" as the main method for determining when a patent should be
found obvious over knowledge in the public domain. Under this test, even
the most obvious incremental advances and add-ons can be patented unless the
Patent Office or a defendant in court produces a document that shows someone
else suggested it prior to the patent being filed. [More...]
Last Updated:Thursday, September 02, 2010By:alferoSource#
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