How to Patent an Algorithm Without Saying "Algorithm" Ep. 177

Patenting for Inventors by Adam Diament

Aug 11, 202611:09Business

You've built something smart. Really smart. But the second you say the word "algorithm," alarm bells start going off at the Patent Office. In this episode, we talk about how software inventions actually get patented in t...

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