A little sanity in patents
I have often railed about the inanity of some of the patents that have been granted for things that were really just procedural changes, mathematical algorithms, or even more trivial methods like clicking a mouse once instead of twice. The appeals court that deals with patents has finally begun to see the light. It has turned down an application that involved patenting a mental process. But more interesting is what the court said about patents in general. Ars Technica reports on the decision and notes that, “In a 9-3 decision, the court placed new limits on “business method” patents not tied to any particular machine or physical transformation of matter.”
Is there hope for sanity in patents at last?
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