Software patent

Methodology I have always had a fascination with homesteading. It began with my father’s stories of growing up on a homestead and his memories of the animals and the garden. His stories bloomed into reading autobiographies of homesteaders, such as The Good Life by Scott and Helen Nearing, and Hard Times in Paradise by David and Micki Colfax. These stories are what led me to live in rural Hawaii where many collect rain water, grow our own food, and have learned to be less consumer driven. While…

In the afterword, Skloot discusses the commercialization of human tissue, the patents on various genes, and the fact that the companies who own the patents dictate what research is done on the genes. This is troubling for the reason that it limits the time in which scientists find a cure the genetic disease. One, in particular, is Myriad Genetics, the owner of the license…

Crichton believes that the ability to patent genes was a misstep in, what he describes as, “An underfinanced and understaffed government agency.” ( 441) The former Harvard medical student believes that this new up and coming practice was a result of a “misinterpreted” supreme court ruling. (441) He leads the reader to believe that getting genes patented is a relatively easy process. On the contrary, Calfee states that is actually quite arduous to obtain a patent. The staff economist elaborates…

In November 2007, the appellant, originally from Thailand, came to Australia on a visitor visa. The Minister refused him for a protection visa, however he appealed the decision to the High Court and subsequently lost the case in October 2009. He did not hold a substantive visa until September 2010, where he submitted an application for a partner visa on-shore. The appellant later submitted what he believed to constitute compelling reasons to waive the Schedule 3 criteria, however the Minister…

an American multinational telecommunications establishment, possessed a patent that protected speech recognition software in the United States. Similarly, Microsoft, an American multinational technology company, created code to make a computer program that also recognized speech, but instead decided to sell it in foreign countries. Essentially, Microsoft found a complex loophole in Section 271(f) of the United States’ Patent Act and was eventually able to legally sell their speech recognition…

expenses, particularly equipment, fertilizer, fuel, and more recently, seed costs, in order to survive. As a result, many farms often struggle to make a profit or may not even break even at the end of the year. In addition to production costs, the patent infringement lawsuits placed upon farmers by Monsanto can be especially challenging for farmers to overcome financially. The out-of-court settlement costs paid to Monsanto, as discussed previously, could also considerably decrease a farmer’s…

Crichton V. Calfee: The Gene Patent Argument Michael Crichton and John E. Calfee both discuss the topic of gene patents in their respective articles, “Patenting Life” and “Decoding The Use Of Gene Patents.” However, the similarities end there as their opinions are the direct opposite of one another, with Crichton expressing extreme displeasure at the idea of gene patenting while Calfee is in support of the practice. Firstly, Crichton believes the patenting of genes as a whole to be a mistake.…

When patents on genes were first granted it stirred up quite a controversy, since then there have been quite a bit of papers that support and oppose gene patenting. In their respective articles, Michael Crichton and John E. Calfee both discuss the controversial topic of gene patents; however Crichton is against gene patents and Calfee is for gene patents as an economist and brings up the pros of gene patents in his article. In their articles both of them talk about obtaining a patent from the…

I earned a US Patent as a result of research I conducted independently. This may make me the fist Egyptian to be the sole inventor of a US patent earned from efforts outside of R&D laboratories. This proves my deep passion, motivation, and competency in the field of research and computer science. I also volunteered to work with the open source community by contributing to gameplay3d project that is a…

Personal digital surveillance is for one’s own personal protection for example. I have an alarm with a camera in my living room and my front door for my personal protection. I also have parietal software on my children’s gaming system and Kindle fire so I can make sure my children are not viewing adult content. I feel that professional and organizational needs of digital surveillance are the same a little but not much. Using digital surveillance…