In response to the controversy surrounding software patents, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has tightened up considerably on granting them, and they are now harder to get than any other type of patent (except for business methods). That’s the view of Mark A.
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Red Hat States Its Case Against Software Patents
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MS and GE (Microsoft and General Electric) have jointly filed their case in favour of software patents in Europe (de facto banning of Free software) and FFII has made their mockery available as HTML, but what we also have is the submission from Red Hat, which only Glyn Moody appears to have analysed.
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Intel’s Co-Founder Spills the Beans on the Great Patent Lie
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Intel's Andy Grove compares patents to toxic loans. Setting aside Intel's many market-bound crimes for a moment, here we have another abusive monopolist saying what he really thinks about intellectual monopolies...
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Free Software Foundation Europe submits amicus brief to EPO
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Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) submitted its comments to the European Patent Office (EPO) on the patentability of software, responding to a request of the Enlarged Board of Appeal. In the brief, FSFE explains the harmful nature of software patents for innovation, competition and economy in general.
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ESP launches en.swpat.org: A Wiki for Anti-Software Patent Campaigns
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"Monday, May 4th, 2009 — End Software Patents today launched en.swpat.org, a wiki to document the case against software patents. Over 100 articles have already been started to give an idea of the scope and structure of the wiki..."
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General Electric Joins Microsoft’s Fight Against Free Software
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Europe's software patents cartel is rearmed. Another look at the TomTom/FAT case, GE's new role in Europe, and growing opposition to software patents
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Microsoft: Red Hat Should be Happy to Take Microsoft Patents
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The latest developments in Microsoft's subversive battle against better-priced (and simply better) competition
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Carlos Guerreiro and Richard Stallman at the Free Software Master
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"As part of the academic activities at the master on free software that we organize together with URJC and Caixanova, which this year is taking place in the city of Vigo, we try to invite every year key members of the community, so that they can transmit their motivations, knowledge and experience face to face to the students..."
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Patents, Protests, Plebiscites, and Protecting your freedom
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"When he attended a rally in Munich this month, Richard Stallman took time out of his busy schedule to talk with our News Editor, Britta Wülfing. The conversation covered everything from Software as a Service, to patents, protests, international politics, and protecting your freedom...
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Patents Roundup: Attack on Science, Lobby for Software Patents in EU and India, More Rebellion
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Scientists are repressed further by lawyers, so there are new calls to fight back and restore freedom of thought
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Say ‘No’ to software patents
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"The Indian government is thinking about introducing software patents in the country. But software patents are bad for everyone except large software companies, says V Sasi Kumar..."
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Farmers, Politicians, Free Software Fans Demonstrate Against Patents
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"MUNICH - Farmers’ associations, environmental, aid and development organisations together with anti-patent activists of the free software movement met this week for one of the largest anti-patent rallies in Munich..."
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Richard Stallman, Farmers and the German CSU Party Unite Against Patents
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demonstration yesterday at the European Patent Office (FFII)
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Patents Roundup: OSI and Patents, Demise of Patents, Microsoft and the BSA
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A quick look at stories that may impact Free software at a lesser technical level
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New Enclosures: What Has Free Software Got to Do with Patents on Pigs?
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"Munich, Germany. Marienplatz. Richard Stallman spoke at a joint rally against bio- and software patents in front of the European Patent Office.“ -- ( FSF ) --
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