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Patently-O ESP editorial: Abandoning software patents?

Published by Ciaran on 6 November 20096 November 2009

Patently-O was kind enough to publish an editorial by ESP:

  • Abandoning software patents?

As well as the hundred comments at the bottom of the article, don’t miss the further comments on comments page 2, and more on comments page 3. The article raised quite a stir.

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