Martin Goetz

Martin Goetz is said to be the first man to be granted a patent on an algorithm. This seems to be his sole achievement. He is, at present, a front-line proponent of software patents. He was mentioned in the following posts.

2009

 * Martin Goetz Ridiculed for Starting and Harbouring Software Patents

2010

 * “Obama Administration Funds the Tobacco Patent Lobby” and Goetz’s Pro-Software Patents Piece Vanishes, Reappears, Debunked
 * The Man Who Brought Software Patents to the US “Nicely Demonstrates Why We Shouldn’t Allow *Hardware* Patents Either”
 * Klinkert Zindel Partner is Promoting Software Patents in Europe

2011

 * Shocker: Man With First Software Patent Defends Software Patents
 * Patent Lawyers Push for Software Patents, Poorly

2013

 * Software Patents Proponent Martin Goetz Groomed by a Microsoft Booster, Unrest Over Software Patents Evident in Europe
 * Novartis Pursued by Government Prosecutors, But Not for Its Patent Abuses