Comments on: The practical problem with software patents

By: martinzwilling

martinzwilling — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:13:41 +0000

This is a good article on software patent issues. I’m convinced that it’s time to eliminate the software patent process, and simply use the existing copyright and trademark protection for software. See my article on blog.startupprofessionals.com titled “Software Patents: Time for a Change” for specifics.

Marty Zwilling, Founder & CEO, Startup Professionals, Inc.

By: smallamp

smallamp — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:25:46 +0000

This entry was posted by Colin Dodd on Monday, November 10th, 2008 at 10:36 am and is filed under Truth.

By: Eduardo

Eduardo — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:08:37 +0000

I totally agree with you. Even working outside U.S. there is a phantom about develop a successful product that in future could reach international sales. There is when the Patents Protection Mechanism is activated, and all the wolves came to you to ask for their part in your sales.

This is where I start to think if this is why the software patents where made for? At the end, instead of bring benefit and stimulate the software market with more products, it is making hard to develop, cause you never know where the rabbit will come out neither where.

I think in software matter, the laws may have to be more flexible and provide at no cost (or low cost), ways to find out when you are committing a patent infringement (even without previous knowledge).