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Martin Goetz, Who Received the First Software Patent, Dies at 93

“I knew at some point in time the patent office would recognize” computer software, he said. It happened in 1968, helping to ignite the software market.

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Computers and the Internet, Deaths (Obituaries), Goetz, Martin (1940-2023), Innovation, International Business Machines Corporation, Inventions and Patents, Software, Suits and Litigation (Civil)
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