On Sunday 28 September 2003 12:56 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> It's completely out of control. Be afraid that someone
> will patent the act of typing on a keyboard, or
> of breathing in and out, and try to charge you a royalty.
Or *hope* it happens and makes the revolution happen
sooner. Maybe
"csj" wrote:
> Just because something's obvious doesn't mean it can't be
> patented.
That's true today, but only because the USPTO is broken.
Long ago, when they were doing their job, the rules were:
1. No prior art
2. Not "obvious to anyone skilled in the art"
3. Useful and valuable.
#2 meant
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