DocumentCode
811371
Title
The PTO on software patents
Author
Stern, Richard H.
Author_Institution
2000 M St., N.W. Suite 700, Washington, DC, USA
Volume
15
Issue
4
fYear
1995
fDate
8/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
2
Abstract
The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has been fighting patents on algorithms and other computer software for the last 30 years, but it has now decided to throw in the towel. According to draft software patent guidelines just released for public comment, the PTO is now willing to grant a patent on a computer program procedure as long as the patent is limited to a procedure if encoded into a machine-readable floppy disk, DRAM chip, and other storage medium or memory. Members of the public may file comments in writing or by Internet until July 31, but perhaps the PTO will extend the rather short comment period
Keywords
legislation; patents; DRAM chip; Patent and Trademark Office; computer program procedure; computer software; machine-readable floppy disk; software patents; Circuits; Computer displays; Computer industry; Data structures; Guidelines; Law; Legal factors; Marketing and sales; Monopoly; Trademarks;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Micro, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0272-1732
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/40.400635
Filename
400635
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