I have just received a rather interesting email — interesting, not for its contents, but for the idiocy it spells out. I shall refrain from posting it in full, instead focusing on the small interesting part.
An exciting journal entitled “Recent Patents on Computer Science (CSENG)” was launched in January 2008. This journal publishes review articles written by experts on recent patents in the field of Computer Science. Please visit the journal‘s website at www dot compscieng dot org for the Editorial Board, first journal issue, abstracts of recent issues and other details.
Recent Patents on Computer Science (CSENG) is indexed in Genamics JournalSeek, Compendex.
If you would like to submit a review article to the journal on an important patent area in Computer Science, then please provide us the title of your proposed article and a tentative date of submission at editorial@compscieng.org. Moreover in your reply, could you please suggest some specific keywords, keyword phrases related to your topic, so that detailed patents may be sent to you for the preparation of your manuscript.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries. I look forward to receiving your positive response.
I went to their website (if you really wish to go there, you’ll have to manually copy and paste the url; I do not link to CS patent promoting people), and skimmed the current issue and found the following.
Recent Patents on Genetic Programming
Michael O’Neill and Anthony Brabazon
Genetic Programming is a form of Natural Computing which adopts principles from neo-Darwinian evolution to automatically solve problems. It is a model induction method in that both the structure and parameters of the solution are explored simultaneously. Genetic Programming is a particularly interesting method as it is claimed to be an invention machine, producing solutions to problems that are competitive and in some cases superior to those produced by human experts. Its best solutions have become patentable inventions in their own right. In this article, we overview some of the recent patents relating to Genetic Programming over the past three years. In light of the number and diversity of patent applications during this period, it is clear that Genetic Programming is a vibrant field of research, which is having a significant impact on real-world applications, and is demonstrating clear commercial potential.
I kid you not. A vibrant field of research these people are trying to kill off, by patenting solutions produced by a bloody search algorithm.
Needless to say, my response was very positive: http://endsoftpatents.org/. I hope they get the bloody clue.
