Content-type: text/html Downes.ca ~ Stephen's Web ~ Supreme Court Strikes a Major Blow for Patent Reform

Stephen Downes

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This is very good news. In a nutshell, the Supreme Court has ruled that a broad and common-sense reading of the word 'obvious' should be used when considering whether a proposed patent is 'obvious'. This could reverse any number of patents, including the odious Blackboard patents (what could be more obvious than online courses?). More on the Supreme Court Ruling.

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