Assn for Computing Machinery#OTD in in 1968, the first U.S. software patent was granted. U.S. Patent No. 3,380,029 was issued to Martin Goetz for a method of sorting data on a computer, recognizing software as protectable intellectual property: https://buff.ly/NpwR85K
#OTD in in 1968, the first U.S. software patent was granted. U.S. Patent No. 3,380,029 was issued to Martin Goetz for a method of sorting data on a computer, recognizing software as protectable intellectual property: https://buff.ly/NpwR85K