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by sdrabing
1832 days ago
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I had no idea a patent existed for this type of software, I figured this current program out through trial and error and a couple of iterations. How can a developer protect themselves from publishing patented software? Is there any way of knowing if a certain type of program is patented? |
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If you've a seen similar thing pre-existing, chances are that it may be someone's intellectual property, and which then should be respected.
In this particular example, Wikipedia page on photographic mosaics [1] itself has a section on IP aspects of the same [2].
>> How can a developer protect themselves from publishing patented software?
The best approach is to respect the prior art and properly license the same as needed.
At times, a developer may have strong reasons to believe that the related prior patents are either not infringed or are invalid. In this case they should be ready to be challenged.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photographic_mosaic
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photographic_mosaic#Trademark_...