There are two things that are needed to improve patents for open source. (1) A codification that publication prior to patent submission of algorithms eliminate patentability. I think the AIA explicitly states this as an exception of first to file.
(2) A recognition that "publication" means publicly available and not only through noted journals. Sourceforge, github, etc should serve to provide prior art. > I favor a return to the model requirement. When one submits a patent for > an invention one must include a functioning model of the invention. > > --Rich P. > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@blu.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
