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America Invents Act
Revision as of 15:00, 19 March 2009 by Ciaran (talk | contribs) (* 2008 State of Software Patents, Section III discusses Congress and The Patent Reform Act)
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.
See also
- 2008 State of Software Patents, Section III discusses Congress and The Patent Reform Act
