Patently Bogus

    To quote Brandon at Fight the Patent: “What was the Patent Office thinking?” Wired has a story that Microsoft now has the patent on, get this, double-clicking. True, the patent is supposed to focus on controls for a PDA, but the application is written in such vague language that it could apply to a simple mouse double-click. This is a common tactic of these BS patents (as a casual glance at Slashdot shows on an almost daily basis) and it’s disgusting that the Patent Office is either so stupid or so easily swayed as to approve everything that crosses their desk.
    Along with Fight the Patent, the Public Patent Foundation is another good source of information on frivolous patents. Of course, PubPat should not be confused with Pit Pat®, who loves you.