Comments on: Software Patent of the Week: Visual Programming http://techliberation.com/2007/01/26/software-patent-of-the-week-visual-programming/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:51:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Vorlath http://techliberation.com/2007/01/26/software-patent-of-the-week-visual-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-36927 Vorlath Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:29:44 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/01/26/software-patent-of-the-week-visual-programming/#comment-36927 <p>Actually, data flow languages and layout has already been issued as "Data Responsive Modular, Interleaved Task Programming System", IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 8, 2425-2426, January 1971.</p> <p>At the time, software patents weren't issued. More info here http://www.jpaulmorrison.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?LegalStatus</p> Actually, data flow languages and layout has already been issued as “Data Responsive Modular, Interleaved Task Programming System”, IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 8, 2425-2426, January 1971.

At the time, software patents weren’t issued. More info here http://www.jpaulmorrison.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?LegalStatus

]]> By: Vorlath http://techliberation.com/2007/01/26/software-patent-of-the-week-visual-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-51519 Vorlath Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:29:44 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/01/26/software-patent-of-the-week-visual-programming/#comment-51519 <p>Actually, data flow languages and layout has already been issued as "Data Responsive Modular, Interleaved Task Programming System", IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 8, 2425-2426, January 1971.<br><br>At the time, software patents weren't issued. More info here<br><a href="http://www.jpaulmorrison.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?LegalStatus">http://www.jpaulmorrison.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Le...</a></p> Actually, data flow languages and layout has already been issued as “Data Responsive Modular, Interleaved Task Programming System”, IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Vol. 13, No. 8, 2425-2426, January 1971.

At the time, software patents weren’t issued. More info here
http://www.jpaulmorrison.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Le…

]]> By: Scott Kessler http://techliberation.com/2007/01/26/software-patent-of-the-week-visual-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-36926 Scott Kessler Sat, 03 Feb 2007 00:07:26 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/01/26/software-patent-of-the-week-visual-programming/#comment-36926 <p>It was patent 5,301,336.</p> <p>After having reviewed some of their patents, I was truely amazed at what is patented. They have patented the forest.</p> <p>PATENT NOTICE With respect to the National Instruments software product(s) being used, the following patents may apply:</p> <p>LabVIEW The LabVIEW software is covered by one or more of the following Patents: United States Patent No(s).: 4,901,221; 4,914,568; 5,291,587; 5,301,301; 5,301,336; 5,475,851; 5,481,740; 5,481,741; 5,497,500; 5,504,917; 5,583,988; 5,610,828; 5,652,909; 5,732,277; 5,734,863; 5,737,622; 5,764,546; 5,784,275; 5,821,934; 5,847,953; 5,905,649; 5,920,479; 5,966,532; 5,974,254; 5,987,246; 5,990,906; 6,053,951; 6,064,409; 6,064,812; 6,064,816; 6,102,965; 6,138,270; 6,173,438; 6,282,699; 6,370,569; 6,437,805</p> It was patent 5,301,336.

After having reviewed some of their patents, I was truely amazed at what is patented. They have patented the forest.

PATENT NOTICE With respect to the National Instruments software product(s) being used, the following patents may apply:

LabVIEW The LabVIEW software is covered by one or more of the following Patents: United States Patent No(s).: 4,901,221; 4,914,568; 5,291,587; 5,301,301; 5,301,336; 5,475,851; 5,481,740; 5,481,741; 5,497,500; 5,504,917; 5,583,988; 5,610,828; 5,652,909; 5,732,277; 5,734,863; 5,737,622; 5,764,546; 5,784,275; 5,821,934; 5,847,953; 5,905,649; 5,920,479; 5,966,532; 5,974,254; 5,987,246; 5,990,906; 6,053,951; 6,064,409; 6,064,812; 6,064,816; 6,102,965; 6,138,270; 6,173,438; 6,282,699; 6,370,569; 6,437,805

]]> By: Scott Kessler http://techliberation.com/2007/01/26/software-patent-of-the-week-visual-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-51518 Scott Kessler Sat, 03 Feb 2007 00:07:26 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/01/26/software-patent-of-the-week-visual-programming/#comment-51518 <p>It was patent 5,301,336.<br><br>After having reviewed some of their patents, I was truely amazed at what is patented. They have patented the forest.<br><br>PATENT NOTICE<br>With respect to the National Instruments software product(s) being used,<br>the following patents may apply:<br><br>LabVIEW<br>The LabVIEW software is covered by one or more of the following Patents:<br>United States Patent No(s).: 4,901,221; 4,914,568; 5,291,587; 5,301,301;<br>5,301,336; 5,475,851; 5,481,740; 5,481,741; 5,497,500; 5,504,917;<br>5,583,988; 5,610,828; 5,652,909; 5,732,277; 5,734,863; 5,737,622;<br>5,764,546; 5,784,275; 5,821,934; 5,847,953; 5,905,649; 5,920,479;<br>5,966,532; 5,974,254; 5,987,246; 5,990,906; 6,053,951; 6,064,409;<br>6,064,812; 6,064,816; 6,102,965; 6,138,270; 6,173,438; 6,282,699;<br>6,370,569; 6,437,805</p> It was patent 5,301,336.

After having reviewed some of their patents, I was truely amazed at what is patented. They have patented the forest.

PATENT NOTICE
With respect to the National Instruments software product(s) being used,
the following patents may apply:

LabVIEW
The LabVIEW software is covered by one or more of the following Patents:
United States Patent No(s).: 4,901,221; 4,914,568; 5,291,587; 5,301,301;
5,301,336; 5,475,851; 5,481,740; 5,481,741; 5,497,500; 5,504,917;
5,583,988; 5,610,828; 5,652,909; 5,732,277; 5,734,863; 5,737,622;
5,764,546; 5,784,275; 5,821,934; 5,847,953; 5,905,649; 5,920,479;
5,966,532; 5,974,254; 5,987,246; 5,990,906; 6,053,951; 6,064,409;
6,064,812; 6,064,816; 6,102,965; 6,138,270; 6,173,438; 6,282,699;
6,370,569; 6,437,805

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