Talking about he influence of the patent bar is utterly ridiculous. The plaintiffs bar is way bigger and has more clout, but that doesn't stop the Supreme Court from paring back the scope of class actions.
Only in the HN bubble is the argument against patents "conclusive." What Congress sees is people in the Internet tech sector complaining about patents, then people at a Oracle and Microsoft and Apple defending them, along with engineers at dozens of key American companies in aerospace, medicine, agriculture, etc.
The Supreme Court is required to give effect to Congressional intent in the patent act. The language of the patent act days that nearly any subject matter is potentially patentable. Unlike commenters on HN, they must approach software patents in a way that gives effect to that principle.
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Talking about he influence of the patent bar is utterly ridiculous. The plaintiffs bar is way bigger and has more clout, but that doesn't stop the Supreme Court from paring back the scope of class actions.
Only in the HN bubble is the argument against patents "conclusive." What Congress sees is people in the Internet tech sector complaining about patents, then people at a Oracle and Microsoft and Apple defending them, along with engineers at dozens of key American companies in aerospace, medicine, agriculture, etc.
The Supreme Court is required to give effect to Congressional intent in the patent act. The language of the patent act days that nearly any subject matter is potentially patentable. Unlike commenters on HN, they must approach software patents in a way that gives effect to that principle.