Code Patent Riddle
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:07 pm
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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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?
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?