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==Is support for software patents exceptionally high among patent lawyers?== | ==Is support for software patents exceptionally high among patent lawyers?== | ||
When the [[European Commission]] held its [[Consultation Paper on the Patentability of Computer-Implemented Inventions]] in 2000, 6% of replies were in favour of software patents, but among respondents who identified themselves as "[[IP]] professionals", that rate was 66%. | When the [[European Commission]] held its [[Consultation Paper on the Patentability of Computer-Implemented Inventions]] in 2000, 6% of replies were in favour of software patents, but among respondents who identified themselves as "[[IP]] professionals", that rate was 66%. | ||
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Revision as of 23:09, 20 September 2009
Many patent lawyers make money by filing patents and bringing software developers to court. It's generally in their financial interest to say that software patents are and should be valid.
Is support for software patents exceptionally high among patent lawyers?
When the European Commission held its Consultation Paper on the Patentability of Computer-Implemented Inventions in 2000, 6% of replies were in favour of software patents, but among respondents who identified themselves as "IP professionals", that rate was 66%.
