‘Clash of the titans’

Today, Adobe and Macromedia will meet up in court, discussing Adobe's patent on tabbed interfaces. (from actionscript.com)

This trial raises some interesting questions like who was first using this kind of interfaces and can a piece of a software interface be patented? According to a reader of actionscript.com, I dont think it will [hold up in court} because there are enough examples out there of similar tabbed panels that are like Adobe's panels and predate Adobe using them.

In other words: If someone makes something that makes the [computer]world a better place, should it be patented? Patents can be a pain. This issue have been discussed in courts lately concerning expensive vs inexpensive AIDS medicine for third world countries. In the Adobe case, they will go to court just to make them some extra $$$ and protect a patent that could have have served the public. But then, so does most software companies. Adobe has coverage of this on their website.
Read more at Adobe's website

 

 

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