In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
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on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:01:03 +0100
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> Software patent war ignites again
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> | Software patents are generally considered to add to the legal costs of
> | large enterprises, as well as creating a hostile legal environment for
> | smaller software businesses and open source projects. However,c
> | ompanies which already have large portfolios of software patents are
> | under pressure to increase the value of these assets in Europe.
> |
> | Proponents of the failed software patent directive and the EPLA argue
> | the measures will not open the door to software patent litigation and
> | will allow smaller companies to more easily benefit from the patent
> | system.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | In the US, the granting of software patents has continued to accelerate,
> | despite calls for reforms by some large companies. On Tuesday the US
> | Patents and Trademarks Office said it granted 893 new patents, pushing the
> | total for this year to 30,232, a new record.
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> http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21092006/152/software-patent-war-ignites.html
What? Microsoft hasn't bought them all yet??
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