[Patents] computer doing the inventing

[Toast marmalade@x-stream.co.uk]

> Xavier Drudis Ferran wrote:
> > If you can invent it just by having a program generate
> > random circuits and SPICE analyze them to see if they work, then that
> > means the patent owner should be the random circuit generator, not
> > you, and since computer software is not considered people in Europe,
> > your random circuit generator couldn't be the patent owner,
> > the patent wouldn't be possible.

Hmm I think I mentioned this in a rambling of mine
last year. I believe the owner of the program, or the
owner of the computer running the program would
gain the patent rights. This would be equivalent to
having a machine process DNA to map the gene
sequence - the owner gets the patent I believe.

It does seem strange to have computers
inventing things though !

Regards,

Nick F.