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Going to be on national television to pitch my software - Need Advice
This Thursday I will be filming for a Canadian TV show where I will be pitching my software to 5 Canadian millionaires to invest in. The TV show won't air until September.
The software is ...
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Should I file patent under my startup's name or my own name
I am a founder of a startup company. I need to apply one or more patents for the software that I am developing and about to release. Now I wonder whether I should file it under my name or file under ...
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App developed in company time has potential to be sold commercially. Need advise
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I work on the public sector and have developed a web app for internal use to handle a department's business process. The application has been a success according to its users. Some of the ...
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What kind of software can be patented?
I've heard that only algorithms that are "non-obvious" can be patented. What does this mean?
Can someone give me examples of software that is patentable and software that is not?
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What are the particulars of registering a software patent?
Greetings all,
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In the realm of software, much of what we do can be found elsewhere in other developers' softwares. I am concerned because while my web app is unique and novel in certain ...
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Can an innovative data visualization be patented or protected in some way?
I'm working on developing a product in the US with many potential competitors. None of the current products deals very well with analysis once the data is collected. I have several unexplored data ...
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Where to Search for Software Prior-Art?
The USPTO has issued alot of software and Internet patents that are pretty worthless because the USPTO does a terrible job of collecting prior art in this area. Other than www.spi.org (who I believe ...
