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[Chris Murphy]

On Mar 20, 2012, at 7:58 PM, Simo Sorce wrote:
> 
> In the US instead patents have their root in a specific constitutional
> provision that says that this kind of monopoly can only be granted if it
> promotes innovation, this means there is no specific ban on software
> patents but given they arguably do not promote innovation they should
> naturally not be allowed, now you just need to wait for the US Congress
> to realize the Constitution tells them they cannot allow patents that do
> not promote innovation, good luck with that :)

Nor the court, it seems, as they persist with narrow rulings in this area.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/03/supreme-court-saves-medical-profession-from-diagnostic-patents.ars