Purdue University is suing Google.
The Purdue Research Foundation is accusing Google of developing software for Android phones that Purdue researchers had already patented in 2019.
Purdue researchers say they made what are called “power bugs” for Android — which keep mobile apps on phone from entering sleep mode when they aren’t being used.
They says Google developed their own tech based on the same thing — infringing on their patent.
Purdue is seeking money for past and future damages.
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There is an argument to be made that software should be copyrighted, not patented, to protect the IP. Patents don’t lend themselves to software because there are several ways to accomplish a task, leading to the patenting of IDEAS instead of designs. Copyright would work much better, because the code would be protected but the idea would not be usable as a patent landmine.