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Should software be patentable? That's the wrong question to ask

Should software be patentable? That's the wrong question to ask

Marty Goetz — the man granted the first software patent in 1968 — says a true invention implemented in hardware is equally patentable if implemented in software Read more

29 October, 2011 by Marty Goetz
Pioneer Goetz rebuts software patent critics

Pioneer Goetz rebuts software patent critics

Marty Goetz — the man granted the first software patent in 1965 — wades back into the intellectual-property debate with more views on why software should be patentable Read more

17 December, 2011 by Marty Goetz
Humanit 2.0 1.2.2

Humanit 2.0 1.2.2

...honorifiques, trois prix de prsidents amricains, il est membre de la National Inventors Hall of Fame et a reu la mdaille National Medal of Technolgy... Read more

26 August, 2010

Woz named to Inventors Hall of Fame

...founded Apple in 1976 with Steve Jobs, has been named to the Inventors Hall of Fame for his contributions to a broad range of technologies... Read more

19 June, 2000 by Dennis Sellers

Ethernet inventor welcomed into Hall of Fame

...that invention this past weekend as he was inducted to the National Inventors Hall of Fame in Akron, Ohio. The Brooklyn native graduated from the... Read more

8 May, 2007 by Marguerite Reardon

Wozniak rolls out 'Wheels of Zeus'

...has received the National Medal of Technology and was inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame in 2000. His new venture, Wheels of Zeus, or... Read more

23 January, 2002 by Tiffany Kary

Rupert's Weekly Roundup (26/6/2000)

...rest woz history. Now, the mighty Woz has been inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame. It's not generally known, but much of the... Read more

30 August, 2000 by Rupert Goodwins

Roundup: Mac Expo 2000

...19 Jun Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has been included in the Inventors' Hall of Fame Real-Apple: Can you say monopoly?Tue, 13 Jun... Read more

18 July, 2000 by ZDNet

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Paul Smyth

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Jason Burchell

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