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>So, for example, if I came up with a better sorting algorithm, I couldn't patent Luca Sort, but I could patent using a computer to run the Luca Sort algorithm? Or am I misunderstanding?

That was how the law was until recently. But the supreme court found that "just do it on a computer" no longer counts.



That's the Alice case, which is described here:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Corp._v._CLS_Bank_Inte...




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