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Change in Software Patents Brought About By Open Source Software

techworld.com — Open-source software has sparked revolutionary reform of the US patent system in new plans outlined today. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office plans to announce that it will cooperate with open-source software developers on three initiatives that it says will improve the quality of software patents

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  • bonzooznob, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Anything will be better than the status quo!
  • GeekyGirl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This is a step in the right direction for the software industry.
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