Code Patent Riddle
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Code Patent Riddle
If one were to compare computer code to lego pieces, and one were to build a castle out of the lego pieces, could one then patent the castle?
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Re: Code Patent Riddle
I think you can patent the process used for assembling the castle (the standardized workflow), the actual design of the castle (the architecture) and the functions performed by the castle. This is of course if you are not utilizing a patented method, patented architecture or patented functions. I believe, but I am not sure.astions wrote:If one were to compare computer code to lego pieces, and one were to build a castle out of the lego pieces, could one then patent the castle?
Re: Code Patent Riddle
Technically, you don't patent the completed item. You patent methods.astions wrote:If one were to compare computer code to lego pieces, and one were to build a castle out of the lego pieces, could one then patent the castle?
So for example, you could patent something like "A method for building rectangular towering shapes with alcoves for firing arrows" (the process of building a castle tower).
But the tower itself you would *copyright*. Very different things.
Sadly, software patents cause quite a bit of damage. They prevent a substantial amount of innovation for truly trivial methods.