10.01.07

Software Patent Hilarity (Video)

Posted in Apple, Patents, Videos at 2:19 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Watch how hard the man tries to make his ‘invention’ sound like a complicated idea (link).

The video relates to a very recent case and it was only made available a week ago. It should hopefully illustrate the obviousness of patents that get accepted nowadays, be them software-related or not.

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