Software Patent Wars Truce...A death blow for software patents?
(A Midsummer Night's Dream or Nightmare?, Act II)
Does the possible truce in the endless patent litigation between Apple and Samsung mark the end of the debate regarding the patenting of software? As many of you know, Apple and Samsung have been waging war against each other for allegedly infringing each other's software patents. For just two examples, Apple accuses Samsung of infringing its "bounce-back" feature and Samsung alleges Apple of infringing its 3G connectivity software.
With the two warring factions about to stop enforcing their respective software patents against the other's largest competitor, the big question is whether we need software patents in the first place?
Would we be susceptible to carpal tunnel syndrome every time we make a purchase online, making a "second" or even a "third" click to check out our "virtual shopping cart" because Amazon.com would not have "invented" the patented "one-click" check-out method without the incentive of patent protection?
© Stephen J. Weyer 2013
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