High court skeptical of Microsoft patent ruling
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| The U.S. Justice Department has sided with much of Microsoft's
| argument and said the appeals court ruling "improperly extends
| United States patent law to foreign markets" and puts U.S.
| software companies at a competitive disadvantage.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN2131802120070221
Related:
Lawmakers gear up for patent system overhaul
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| Daniel Ravicher, executive director of the advocacy group Public
| Patent Foundation, whose board members include computer industry
| and free software representatives, disagreed. "Software should not
| be patentable, and neither should business methods," he said.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-11153_22-6159962.html
Patenting Life
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| You, or someone you love, may die because of a gene patent that should
| never have been granted in the first place. Sound far-fetched?
| Unfortunately, it's only too real.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/13/opinion/13crichton.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
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