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sfilmeyer on July 29, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Newegg vs. Patent Trolls: When We Win, You Win

>the process of using a computer ... to do something is a physical process and therefore patentable.

You have to be careful not to run afoul of Alice[1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Corp._v._CLS_Bank_Int%27...

AnimalMuppet on July 29, 2015 [–]

You have to be careful not to run afoul of Alice now. At the time many patents were granted, you didn't. So now you have to fight in court to prove that Alice applies, and therefore that the patent is invalid.

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