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Did Figma manage to patent Flexbox?

Post by nimbix » Mon, Feb 06, 2023, 3:10 PM UTC

I'm on a team implementing a design tool, and while researching potential problematic software patents, we came across this: https://patents.justia.com/patent/11481083

Is it just me, or did they actually manage to patent flexbox, which their "auto layout" feature copies closely?

Re: Did Figma manage to patent Flexbox?

Post by TAKEMYMONEY » Tue, Feb 07, 2023, 12:09 AM UTC

The Copyright Office’s Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, 3rd Edition states that:

> procedures, processes, and methods of operation are not copyrightable, the Office generally will refuse to register claims based solely on CSS.

Also W3C maintains a public list of any patent disclosures: https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/css/ipr

Re: Did Figma manage to patent Flexbox?

Post by Incredislow » Tue, Feb 07, 2023, 2:29 AM UTC

Could this be what they've patented?

https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040450233-Arrang...

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