DocumentCode
1043001
Title
Patent Protection and the Computing Arts
Author
Frank, Robert J.
Author_Institution
Spencer & Kaye
Volume
12
Issue
7
fYear
1979
fDate
7/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
66
Lastpage
73
Abstract
The Constitution affords patent protection to inventions within the "useful arts," but not to scientific—or mathematical— discoveries. What, then, is a computer program\´s algorithm?
Keywords
Computer industry; Copyright protection; Hardware; Legal factors; Patent law; Patents; Software;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9162
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MC.1979.1658817
Filename
1658817
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