Daily Archives: May 16, 2007

If your name is on a software patent…

Stephen Walli wrote,

Disclaimer: Microsoft is a client. But I swear I’m reconsidering that decision. It’s unclear to me that the mortgage payment is worth this much aggravation.

Stefan Tilkov wrote,

If your name is on a software patent, you should feel ashamed.

Paul Simon wrote,

Who’s gonna love you when your looks are gone? / God will / Like he waters the flowers on your windowsill.

My name is on a software patent. It happened during my brief tenure at IBM. The patent is not yet issued (as I understand it, issuance may take years) and does not show up in USPTO or Google Patent Search. But it will, someday.

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