From orre@nada.kth.se  Wed May  9 10:45:41 2001
From: orre@nada.kth.se (Roland Orre)
Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 11:45:41 +0200 (MET DST)
Subject: Odp: [Patents] Limited Software Patentability
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Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.4.30.0105091144360.414-100000@faun.nada.kth.se>

Dear Jozef,
Thanks for your hints. That was exactly what I needed.

	Best regards
	Roland

On Wed, 9 May 2001, Jozef Halbersztadt wrote:
> > The 20th of March 2000 I invented an algorithm which can search
> > for solutions using probabilistic inference finding a set of
> > most likely solutions to a set of predefined goals in a huge data
> > sets of sparse information which changes over time.
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Due to the unlimited patentability of software in US I intend to
> > patent this algorithm there and I will patent it in all countries
> > where software patentability is allowed.
>
> Dear Roland
> To achieve one of your aims - not allow the others to patent your
> innovation - you don't have to patent yourself. It is enough to publish in
> good place. Look for Foresight Institute and IP.com initiative.
> http://www.foresight.org/priorart/index.html
> This will add your invention to the patent prior art database. If you don't
> believe in effectiveness you can publish only some modules. Look at the
> patent debate at Slashdot.
> http://slashdot.org/articles/01/03/21/139207.shtml
> Regards
> Jozef Halbersztadt



