[A2k] Re: [Patents] Re: [Upd-discuss] SCOTUS Overrules Rigid US Appeals Court Approach to Patentability of Combinations of Existing Elements

[Gregory Aharonian]

Jonas Bosson writes about the Microsoft/ATT decision:
>I think the AT&T vs MS ruling is much more interesting as it could
>nullify program claims (=record on a carrier/publication).

I think in the long run, the Microsoft/ATT decision will have little impact
on anything - there are too many scientific and engineering mistakes in the
decision.  For example, in the concurring opinion, you see the following
statement:

        During the Windows writing process, the program exists in
        the form of machine readable code on the magnetic tape
        fields of Microsoft's computers' hard drives.

"Magnetic tape fields of ... hard drives"?  That's nonsense, and shows how
little the Supremes know about computer science.  The decision also has
nonsense about source code and blueprints, etc.  Anyone trying to use the
decision in the future can be attacked by pointing out the false science
and engineering in the decision.  From Benson to this case, it is clear
the Supreme Court has major problems understanding computing.  As do
many other judges on both sides of the Atlantic.

Greg Aharonian
Internet Patent News Service