USPTO huddles with software industry to improve patents
By Mike Swift ( October 17, 2013, 20:43 GMT | Insight) -- As the US Patent and Trademark Office pursues its complex mission to improve the quality of software patents and reduce costly intellectual property litigation, one conclusion is clear: The USPTO does not plan to seek separate rules for software as opposed to other types of inventions.As the US Patent and Trademark Office pursues its complex mission to improve the quality of software patents and reduce costly intellectual property litigation, one conclusion is clear: The USPTO does not plan to seek separate rules for software as opposed to other types of inventions....
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