By timm
A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a government to an inventor for a fixed period of time in exchange for disclosure of an invention.
- 1970s and Before: No Software Patents
- 1980s: Software Patentable as Part of Process/Machine
- 1990s: Software Patentable
- Today: Anything Goes
The patent enables the inventor to exclude others from making, using, selling or importing the invention.
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