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Experts mull changes to software patent process
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| "These so-called patents grant ownership rights over ideas that have no
| reflection in the physical world other than 'I own the math,' " said Eben
| Moglen, founder of the Software Freedom Law Center and a professor of law at
| Columbia Law School. "If everyone goes looking for more in a game of phony
| real estate, hell will follow."
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http://www.sdtimes.com/link/33433
Qualcomm settles with Broadcom
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| The vicious fight between Broadcom and Qualcomm over patents has resulted in
| peace breaking out, worldwide.
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| Qualcomm will shell out $891 million to Broadcom over a four year period and
| the terms of the agreement are as follows.
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http://www.tgdaily.com/html_tmp/content-view-42173-118.html
Recent (joke):
FFII and EPO announce "Binaries-As-Prior-Art"
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| After years of confidential work, the European Patent Office (EPO) and the
| Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII) today announce a
| radical way to improve software patent quality: Binaries-As-Prior-Art, or
| BAPA. BAPA combines a database of billions of compiled computer programs
| ("binaries") with a powerful Cloud search engine that can find any invention
| in microseconds.
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http://press.ffii.org/Press_releases/FFII_and_EPO_announce_%22Binaries-As-Prior-Art%22
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