IBM今天正式对外发布新的专利政策,包括通过技术社区开放式审核,提高专利质量;放弃对特定商业方法的专利申请等具体措施。
“…avoid filings that cloak authorship under the name of an individual or dummy company..”
“..will publish its patent filings on the Web for public review..”
“..so-called business methods alone…without technical specifics…should not be patentable.”
“..intended as a step toward improving the quality of patents issued in general..”
全文:Hoping to Be a Model, I.B.M. Will Put Its Patent Filings Online