Patrick Mueller has some patent-related tips for software developers and people who make stuff in general. He was asked to testify in a patent infringement case because the defense attorneys found a paper he wrote published on the Web, and thought it would help their case.
His tips are simple enough:
- Document the crap out of the things that you make.
- Put your documentation on the web, and make sure search engines can find it 20 years from now.
Be sure to click through to read about his experience as a fact witness.
February 27, 2010 at 3:33 am
Incidentally, the following post showed up in my reader just now
Carved In Stone http://musematic.net/?p=1085
There never has been and there never will be a digital recording format that lasts forever. – David Pogue – CBS Sunday Morning