Martin Goetz
Martin Goetz is said to be the first man to be granted a patent on an algorithm. This seems to be his sole achievement. He is, at present, a front-line proponent of software patents. He was mentioned in the following posts.
Martin Goetz Ridiculed for Starting and Harbouring Software Patents
“Obama Administration Funds the Tobacco Patent Lobby” and Goetz’s Pro-Software Patents Piece Vanishes, Reappears, Debunked
The Man Who Brought Software Patents to the US “Nicely Demonstrates Why We Shouldn’t Allow *Hardware* Patents Either”
Klinkert Zindel Partner is Promoting Software Patents in Europe
Shocker: Man With First Software Patent Defends Software Patents
Patent Lawyers Push for Software Patents, Poorly
Software Patents Proponent Martin Goetz Groomed by a Microsoft Booster, Unrest Over Software Patents Evident in Europe
Novartis Pursued by Government Prosecutors, But Not for Its Patent Abuses