Submission + - US Software Patents Have No Right to Cover Activit
PatPending writes: FTA: The Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC), provider of pro-bono legal services to protect and advance Free and Open Source Software, has filed a brief with the United States Supreme Court arguing against the patenting of software.
In its brief, SFLC argues that software copied and distributed outside the United States cannot infringe U.S. patents. The brief also argues that the Federal Circuit's decisions declaring software to be patentable subject matter conflict with Supreme Court precedent and, as such, should be overruled.
http://www.itnewsonline.com/showstory.php?storyid= 7150&scatid=8&contid=3
In its brief, SFLC argues that software copied and distributed outside the United States cannot infringe U.S. patents. The brief also argues that the Federal Circuit's decisions declaring software to be patentable subject matter conflict with Supreme Court precedent and, as such, should be overruled.
http://www.itnewsonline.com/showstory.php?storyid
