We all know that a patent application can be a significant asset to a company and its valuation. However, too many companies mistakenly believe that all software is not patentable. As a result, they ...

Discuss with the inventor the technological underpinnings of the novel functional aspects of the software and how those technological considerations support that function. Discuss with the inventor ...

“Software modules are often specified in functional terms and the details of the underlying algorithms are left to implementation. While this level of description is generally enough to guide software ...

With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court on Monday was to explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal ...

Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge technologies. He joined CNET in 2002 to cover enterprise IT and Web development and was previously executive editor of IT ...

Microsoft's recent trials and tribulations with its Word software patent illustrates the difficulty in granting -- and defending -- software patents. This fall, Microsoft was briefly barred from ...

Granting patents on software is not a late 20th century phenomenon. One of the earliest programmed devices is the electromagnetic telegraph, invented by Samuel Morse in 1848. Morse developed a "system ...

QIR is a hardware-agnostic translation layer that enables quantum applications to interoperate across distinct hardware platforms and programming frameworks. With global patent protection now in place ...

Attorney Tran advises startups to have both a patent application and an NDA in place when disclosing to high-risk recipients. The patent application process can be streamlined using modern software ...

Patent applicants hoping that the Court of Appeal in London would give a judicial green light for the UK patent authorities to take a more liberal approach to business method and software patents were ...

A campaign to raise awareness about software patents has found strong opposition to their introduction in the United Kingdom. The Protect Innovation project is being run by the U.K. arm of the ...

Microsoft/TomTom lawsuit sparks call to change a patent system that helps few, hurts many. The recent Microsoft/TomTom patent infringement suit has sparked a renewed call for software patent reform.