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  • EU software patent plan gets thumbs up

    European lawmakers approve highly controversial legislation governing software patents--but some amendments appear to be a victory for critics of the proposal.

  • Last-gasp attempt to block patent directive

    The EU software patent directive was scheduled to be adopted Monday, but a last-minute move by Denmark could now derail the process.

  • Europe: No patents for software

    Software patent campaigners have reacted with surprise to an apparent change in the European Commission's stance on those patents.

  • Microsoft slammed over XML patent

    Software developers are angry that Microsoft has been granted a patent for the conversion of objects into XML files.

  • HP memo predicts MS patent war on open source

    What appears to be a leaked internal memo from HP shows that the company expected Microsoft to launch a full legal assault on free open-source software (FOSS) using patent law. The document, dated two years ago and revealed on the Newsforge FOSS news site yesterday, details concerns at the highest levels within HP that "basically Microsoft is going to use the legal system to shut down open-source software".

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