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algorithm exception

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A quick definition of algorithm exception:

An algorithm exception is a rule that says you can't patent a mathematical function or formula. This means that you can't own the rights to a math problem. However, there is an exception to this rule. If the math problem is used to create something useful and tangible, like a machine that calculates share prices, then it can be patented. This exception was first established by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1972, but it was later challenged in 1998 when a court decided that a machine's transformation of numerical data into a calculated share price was a practical application of a mathematical algorithm because it produced a useful and tangible result.

A more thorough explanation:

An algorithm exception is a rule that says you cannot patent an abstract mathematical function, like an algorithm. This rule was first established by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1972 in the case of Gottschalk v. Benson. However, in 1998, the rule was weakened by the State St. Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Fin. Group case.

The State St. Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Fin. Group case decided that a machine's transformation of numerical data into a calculated share price was a practical application of a mathematical algorithm. This was because the final share price was a useful, concrete, and tangible result. This means that if an algorithm is used to produce a useful and tangible result, it may be eligible for a patent.

For example, if someone creates an algorithm that can accurately predict the weather, they cannot patent the algorithm itself. However, if they use the algorithm to create a weather forecasting system that is useful and tangible, they may be able to patent the system.

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Original price was 460 they just ripped ya off
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@BulbasaurNoLikeCardio: they blaimed it on their IT team for not updating it as out of stock when I paid but like buying something in stock in September then being told I won't get it until mid January is pretty wild. I do not hunt anymore but their mistake would of caused me to miss the entire season. If it wasn't so hard to get left handed ARs I would of gone elsewhere
oh that's kind of worth more than $140
that's at least $300
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@BulbasaurNoLikeCardio: what you gonna do when january hits and they are like "it still isnt here come back in april"
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:20
Its a $600 part, they already covering shipping and paying the tax so $140 is an additional 25% off.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:20
If it doesn't come January I am going to just say fuck it and toss everything on the right handed upper and just eat gas.
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You should have said to refund you or give 300 off
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wasp is wasp
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knows how be rich and demand shit lmfao
i am atheist not protestant
18:22
same thing tho ya? - catholic
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:23
Ill just keep arguing for more money off until I get it or they end up paying me to take it lmao
18:24
what other guns ya got
are we losing hope for gtown lol
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think it is safe to say it aint happenin today\
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18:26
I got a custom built Leftie ar15 I run suppressed, a regular ar15, a .270 axis savage bolt gun, xd9, xd40 and have my AR10 I run suppressed.
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ruin my thanksgiving law schools uwu
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I really thought a texas schools wave was going to hit today...guess it will be December 1
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