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Revision as of 20:31, 4 March 2009
In 2007, The Patent Reform Act was proposed in the USA. It was rejected in the Senate in 2008 but now, in 2009, it's being discussed again.
- ESP: The Patent Reform Act
- March 2009: Slashdot, Lawmakers Take Another Shot At Patent Reform
- A campaign generally supporting the proposed reforms: http://www.patentfairness.org/
Note: the real reform we need is a change in what can be patented - what areas are "patentable subject matter". Software ideas shouldn't be patentable.