Comments on: Patents Roundup: What Bilski Means to IBM, Microsoft; Patent Trolls Still Win http://techrights.org/2009/06/05/what-bilski-means-to-ibm-ms/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Fri, 25 Nov 2016 09:41:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.14 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/06/05/what-bilski-means-to-ibm-ms/comment-page-1/#comment-65242 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:42:13 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=12521#comment-65242 I was once taught it would be more constructive to obstruct intellectual monopolies one step at a time.

]]> By: The Mad Hatter http://techrights.org/2009/06/05/what-bilski-means-to-ibm-ms/comment-page-1/#comment-65221 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:29:14 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=12521#comment-65221 Actually it’s time to abolish all of it. The US PTO and the EU PTO are issuing patents for things like:

1) Optimized location of a switch.
2) Reactionless Space Ship Drive
3) Location of a Grease Fitting to prevent water ingress (mount if facing down)
4) Installing an engine in a machine
5) Installing a fuel system on an engine (well duh!)
6) Measuring the level of fluid in a tank

They literally will issue patents for anything. Some of these things have been done for years (but not documented – who knew that location of a grease fitting needs to be documented) or are scientifically impossible (check the “Dean Drive” entry on Wikipedia).

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