{"id":844,"date":"2006-08-22T21:07:15","date_gmt":"2006-08-23T02:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/studytools.psych.und.nodak.edu\/wordpress\/?p=844"},"modified":"2006-08-22T21:24:52","modified_gmt":"2006-08-23T02:24:52","slug":"software-patent-epidemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2006\/08\/22\/software-patent-epidemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Software Patent Epidemic"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I first read that another software provider offering a product within a crowded field of competitors had secured a patent, I thought the message was a spoof of the Blackboard patent<\/a>. Red Herring<\/a> reports that Friendster has secured a patent<\/a> in the “social network” space.<\/p>\n

Perhaps this situation offers a solution to those who object to MySpace. It may be determined that MySpace has violated Friendster’s patent. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

It is time for the software providers of yesteryear to rise up. I checked and the University of Washington still maintains PINE<\/a>. I see PINE is a registered label, but has the Univ. of Washington secured a patent on email? There are probably earlier products, but PINE is about the limit of my personal experience.<\/p>\n

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When I first read that another software provider offering a product within a crowded field of competitors had secured a patent, I thought the message was a spoof of the Blackboard patent. Red Herring reports that Friendster has secured a patent in the “social network” space. Perhaps this situation offers a solution to those who … Continue reading Software Patent Epidemic<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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