In IRAC format and using the Patent Law respond to the questions below.

ISSUE: Should the patent office grant patents for frivolous items?

Rule of Law:

Application of Law:

Conclusion

Three inventors developed a software program that generated a particularly clear screen display on a computer.The PTO refused to issue a patent for this software.Do the inventors have a right to a patent? The argument for the PTO: This software is merely a series of mathematical formulas that cannot be patented.

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Conclusion