Little did I know that Wednesday was the World Day Against Software Patents, an occasion spearheaded by a coalition of more than 80 software companies, associations and developers in response to the European Parliament's revisions to patent law aimed at protecting small firms from questionable software patents. A global petition aimed at effectively ending software patents worldwide was launched on the same day.
"This is the best solution for getting rid of 'patent trolls' and uncontrollable legal risks generated by software patents," StopSoftwarePatents coalition creator Benjamin Henrion said in a press release. "The day the software industry forms a clear front against software patents will be the beginning of the end for the 'patent trolls'."
Some of the entities involved in the effort include OpenFirms, a consulting company for healthcare organizations in India; Nightlabs, a professional supplier of ticketing solutions based in Freiburg, Germany; and iMatix Corp., which provides messaging solutions for financial markets. Read more about the initiative here. Speaking of patents, catch up on the latest movement on Capitol Hill from CongressDaily's AM edition.
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