This is a hilarious example of an inventor not reading a patent filing before it is filed. Here’s claim 9: 9. The method of providing user interface displays in an image forming apparatus which is really a bogus claim included amongst real claims, and which should be removed before filing; wherein the claim is included [...]
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Is Microsoft’s patent claims a real threat to open source?
Microsoft claims that Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) like Linux, which runs a big chunk of corporate America, violates 235 of its patents. In a recent interview with Fortune, Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith and licensing chief Horacio Gutierrez alleged that FOSS infringes on no fewer than 235 Microsoft patents. According to Fortune, they [...]
