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Software Patents: News and Chronology

New and old developments concerning the limits of patentability and the FFII's activities for the protection of information innovation against the abuse of the patent system

Software Patents in Europe: A Short Overview:: In 20 minutes you can learn what is going on in the fight about software patents in Brussels. Most of the complexities of the debate arise from a few simple parameters. When you have learnt these, you can hopefully feel confident to write well-informed articles about a fascinating political drama with far-reaching implications.
Future Developments concerning Software Patents:: What will happen next in with Regard to Software Patents, in particular the EU directive project? What is up in India, Australia? at WIPO, WSIS? FFII & friends try to keep this page up to date.
Software Patent News:: Latest developments related to the struggle about software patents in Europe and surrounding subjects, linked to dossiers and tutorials provided by FFII and a community of wiki editors.
Software Patents: News Sources and Discussion Rounds:: As the number of granted patents on algorithms and business methods (computer-implemented solutions) soars to hundreds of thousands and the licensing tax on the industry is making itself felt, the quantity and quality of information on the Net seems to be rising proportionally. Here we try to keep track of the most important ones.
(de "Geschichte der Grenzen der Patentierbarkeit"):: How the patent system evolved, expanded and how theories of its limits evolved and were codified.