Category Archives: Patenting The Obvious

Apple loses bid for music app icon trademark | Apple – CNET News. Seriously, how does a series of 8th notes get patent protection?  To quote: “Section 2(d) prohibits the registration of a mark

So Apple now has won a patent for scaling and rotating documents. (Figure stolen from CNet) I am actually a fan of software patents, as long as the patents are truly novel, unique and