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Shouldn't this page discuss patents, which specifically can describe processes, such as industrial processes and computer algorithms? It's not clear to me at all whether patent law applies to magic methods, but it seems it might. [[User:Dcoetzee|Deco]] 05:09, 28 July 2005 (UTC)
:Seems someone did update it. Looks good, thanks. [[User:Deco|Deco]] 21:36, 25 November 2005 (UTC)
:: Patent law does not apply to a method unless the method is part of a patentable gimmick, but even then, it isn't the method that is patented, but the operation of the gimmick. This whole thing is a very tricky part of the law. Until case law can produce some precedent, all of this will just have to live in the world of conjecture. Ultimately, anything that is patented is publicly disclosed anyway, so it is a Catch-22. --[[User:Gijones|Gijones]] 23:03, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
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