On 12/23/2016 05:35 PM, Jonathan Morton wrote: > >> On 23 Dec, 2016, at 22:35, Marc Petit-Huguenin wrote: >> >> Aren't communication protocols mathematics, e.g. propositions in linear logic, and so unpatentable? > > I would agree with that assessment. Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to stop patent offices from issuing such patents and courts from hearing cases brought on them. > Maybe one day they'll reject these kind of applications the same way they reject application for perpetual machines: http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.html&r=0&f=S&l=50&d=PG01&Query=CCL%2F%2274%22%2FDIG.9 > - Jonathan Morton > -- Marc Petit-Huguenin Email: marc@petit-huguenin.org Blog: https://marc.petit-huguenin.org Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petithug