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Re: Need graph coloring code


<<> Um ... I don't read the statutes and case law that way.  In fact, I read it
> exactly the opposite way:  substantial improvements of the original algorithm
> are specifically covered by the original patent.
>>

You can only patent inventions, not ideas, so the idea that a patent
covers all future inventions based on the same or similar ideas seems
dubious to me. What case law are you referring to here?

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