paul_irish @BangaloreJS Looking forward to chatting with everyone tomorrow! #jsfoo
@pranesh_prakash A ques for my knowledge — if I invent something and patent it, can anyone else reproduce it citing a different application?
@bhavyakhanna LOL! I say you try and think of a new interaction so that you can patent it. Let @pranesh_prakash and I take a rest.
@pranesh_prakash Do I make any sense or do you absolutely not agree with me? :)
@pranesh_prakash Also, 20 years for a patent in technology IMHO is too long. It should just give an advantage to the inventor.
@pranesh_prakash Again I am not an expert, but I say the actions should be patented not the effect. Patent “pinch” not “pinch to zoom”.
@pranesh_prakash If non-obviousness while interacting with a system is a legal requirement then a reform in the laws is must. @bhavyakhanna
@pranesh_prakash There’s a difference between non-obviousness while inventing and non-obviousness while using a system. @bhavyakhanna
@pranesh_prakash Just like I think an on-screen keyboard should not be patented, but if someone can draw a flower to write it, it should be.
@pranesh_prakash Suggested up and down button and not a scroll bar. I think capturing a “touch” is more elementary than capturing a “swipe”.