I am very much opposed to software patents. Thinstall went and got some patents on technology I already had put out into the world. As with 99% of software patents, they were completely invalid (due to prior art). I would only patent something if it was a new ALGORITHM, not just a simple engineering method. Its ridiculous the crap people patent. The problem is the patent examiners don't know jack, so don't know that prior art exists. It has to go to court, where the truth is told. Unfortunately, if you're a small company, its hard to go to court to defend yourself against an invalid patent. Patent reform needs to happen NOW, else this entire industry is at risk. As it stands today, if all software patents were actually enforced, we would have total chaos. Fortunately, most are filed as self-protection measures, as the authors know they are likely to be invalid if actually challenged in court. Of course, courts get messy anyway.. if you get a big corporation after you, with paid 'expert' witnesses, it gets difficult to defend yourself... and judges are no smarter than patent examiners.
Anyway, I try to stay out of the software protection business, because its so impossible. It is something I consider from time to time though, and of course PECompact has some inherent capabilities in this regard.
I have no relationship with the owner of MoleBox, and always wondered who is really behind it...
