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For life-saving invention, Timothy Chuter earns high royalties

Until the early 1990s, repairing aneurysms in the abdomen was a messy, risky procedure that involved slicing patients open. Dr. Timothy Chuter wanted a better way. To prop up weak blood vessels at risk of rupturing, the young, aspiring surgeon devised a …
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Top patent court struggles to decide when software is patentable (Timothy B. Lee/Ars Technica)

Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica:
Top patent court struggles to decide when software is patentable  —  This week, let’s turn down a patent.  —  Nicu Buculei  —  The US court responsible for hearing patent appeals is showing fresh signs of disarray over the question of when software-based “inventions” can be patented.

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