The European Commission’s vote on software patents drew as many anxious observers in the United States as it did in Europe. At stake was the possibility that America’s bizarre patent system would leak ...

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Microsoft/TomTom lawsuit sparks call to change a patent system that helps few, hurts many. The recent Microsoft/TomTom patent infringement suit has sparked a renewed call for software patent reform.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation, which has long been at the forefront of fighting software patent abuse with its Patent Busting Project, is promising to launch a new initiative called “Patent Fail: ...

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What do Microsoft, Red Hat, and Canonical all have in common? Disliking software patents. Don’t get me wrong. Many companies that are anti-patent also hold and use patents against their enemies — ...