Mr. Heckel will set the record straight on his patents and the results of his research into the value and history of patents in general and especially software patents. A PC software company is named for a 15th century patentholder. The current software patent mess is a result of IBM's using its influence to weaken software as a competing technology. IBM got its in house policy written into a supreme court decision.
Patents are in the interest of the software developer, innovation, and U.S. competitiveness.
The nine patents the League cites on examination show software patents promote innovation, new business formation and generally prove the opposite of the League's allegations about software patents. In 1982 he founded QuickView systems to develop personal and notebook computer software. Titles and abstracts for all years are available by year and by speaker .