I know there are a lot of tech-savvy people in the fedi. Help me out?
What do you think of the USPTO's assertion that an icon or a GUI "an integral and active component in the operation of a COMPUTER"?
See
https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2023-25473/guidance-examination-of-design-patent-applications-related-to-computer-generated-electronic-images?utm_campaign=subscriptioncenter&utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=
Would it be more accurate to say that an icon or a GUI "an integral and active component in the operation of a certain piece of SOFTWARE"?
Is this a distinction without a difference?
#UIDesign #UXDesign #UIUX
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