Red Hat urges patent office to deny most software patents

From the Uber Strict dept.:
Red Hat had something to say to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) about granting software patents. In all fairness, the USPTO asked for public input on how it should use the Supreme Court’s Bilski decision to guide it when granting new patents. Red Hat has a long history of answering the call for public comment on this cause.

Red Hat’s legal team essentially said the patent office now has the excuse to become uber strict when issuing new software patents. Although the July decision didn’t abolish software patents (as some hoped it would), it could still be used to Just Say No to most of them. That’s what Rob Tiller figures. He’s Red Hat’s vice president and assistant general counsel, IP.

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