Since the introduction of personal computers, software has
emerged as a driving force in the global economy and a major
industry in its own right. During this time, the U.S. government
has reversed its prior policy against software patents and is now
issuing thousands of such patents each year, provoking heated
controversy among programmers, lawyers, scholars, and software
companies. This book is the first to step outside of the
highly-polarized debate and examine the current state of the law,
its suitability to the realities of software development, and its
implications for day-to-day software development.
Written by a former lawyer and working software developer,
"Inventing Software" provides a comprehensive overview of software
patents, from the lofty perspectives of legal history and computing
theory to the technical details and issues of actual patents.
People interested in the legal aspect of software patents will find
detailed technical analysis of actual patented software, the legal
strategies behind the wording of the patents, and an analysis of
the ease or difficulty of detecting infringements. Software
developers will find ways to integrate patent planning into their
standard software engineering practices, and a practical guide for
studying and appraising their competitors' patents and safeguarding
the value of their own. Intended primarily for programmers and
software industry executives and managers, "Inventing Software"
will also be useful, illuminating reading for attorneys and
software company investors.
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