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Revision as of 03:05, 30 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.

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.

See also