The "invention", officially recognised in January,is described by the digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)as "stupid patent of the month".
The patent was filed in 2010 at a time when many tech firms made grabs for all kinds of technological innovations.
IBM said that it would "dedicate the patent to the public".
It has led to accusations that the US Patent Office (USPTO) is out of touch.
In a statement, the IBM said that it had notified "the USPTO that it foregoes its rights to the patent. As a result, the patent is released into the public domain".
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The "invention", officially recognised in January,is described by the digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)as "stupid patent of the month".
The patent was filed in 2010 at a time when many tech firms made grabs for all kinds of technological innovations.
IBM said that it would "dedicate the patent to the public".
It has led to accusations that the US Patent Office (USPTO) is out of touch.
In a statement, the IBM said that it had notified "the USPTO that it foregoes its rights to the patent. As a result, the patent is released into the public domain".
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The "invention", officially recognised in January,is described by the digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)as "stupid patent of the month".
The patent was filed in 2010 at a time when many tech firms made grabs for all kinds of technological innovations.
IBM said that it would "dedicate the patent to the public".
It has led to accusations that the US Patent Office (USPTO) is out of touch.
In a statement, the IBM said that it had notified "the USPTO that it foregoes its rights to the patent. As a result, the patent is released into the public domain".
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