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Panos Alevropoulos to Technology@beehaw.org • 2 years ago

Martin Goetz, Who Received the First Software Patent, Dies at 93

www.nytimes.com

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Martin Goetz, Who Received the First Software Patent, Dies at 93

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Panos Alevropoulos to Technology@beehaw.org • 2 years ago
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“I knew at some point in time the patent office would recognize” computer software, he said. It happened in 1968, helping to ignite the software market.

See also ESP Wiki’s entry on Martin Goetz.

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