IBM Patents Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Movies 187
An anonymous reader writes "IBM, whose former patent boss is in charge of the USPTO these days, and which claims to support patent reform, has just been awarded a patent on choose-your-own-adventure style movies, despite plenty of prior art. Whatever happened to fixing the patent system, rather than continuing these mistakes?"
If you want... (Score:3, Funny)
...Calculon to race to the laser gun battle in his hover-Ferarri, press 1...
Re:We're all adults here (Score:3, Funny)
Rule 34, man.
Re:This isn't a patent on choose-your-own-adventur (Score:3, Funny)
in other words, the broad concept. You couldn't patent: "A method for time travel comprising (a) traveling through time." because there would be prior art for that, but you could certainly patent a method that went beyond the mere musings of authors.
And you sir are not truly familiar with US Patent System.
Great! The next Resident Evil movie, will feature (Score:5, Funny)
Milla Jovavich and Ali Larter, saving the world through passionate lesbian sex.
At least it will in my theatre.