BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months agoZynga owes IBM $45M after using 1980s patented technology for hit gamesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up170arrow-down1external-linkZynga owes IBM $45M after using 1980s patented technology for hit gamesarstechnica.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMoonrise2473@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 months agoFuck Zynga, but “Method for presenting advertising in an interactive service” is clearly an invalid patent even if it was applied 20 years ago It should be possible to patent only real stuff, not broad concepts that can be applied to everything
Fuck Zynga, but “Method for presenting advertising in an interactive service” is clearly an invalid patent even if it was applied 20 years ago
It should be possible to patent only real stuff, not broad concepts that can be applied to everything