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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

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