US software patents hit record high
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| US Patent and Trademark Office made a new record for the number of
| software patents awarded in a single year. The agency has issued 893
| new patents yesterday, pushing the total to 30,232 in this year.
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http://www.realgeek.com/230/us-software-patents-hit-record-high/
Questions arise as to whether you can write a program (or a Web-based system)
without unintentionally invading someone else's 'intellectual territory'.
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