BMW Trying To Patent Technological Problem Solving

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Courtesy Techdirt  Tue, 11/10/2009 - 04:35

Erik was the first of a bunch of you to send in the story about how BMW is supposedly applying for a patent on a method using technology to solve problems .

You can read the patent application for a Method for Systematically Identifying Technology-Based Solutions if you'd like.

It's not quite as broad as the claim on Autoblog that it's a patent application on "technological creative thinking," but it is ridiculously broad.

Read through the actual claims,...


 

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