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Re:Software patents should be abolished by actionjackson on Sunday September 27, 2009 @10:43AM (#846884)
Time limit already exists. The thing with software is that its associated technology will most likely expire long before its patent does.
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Re:Software patents should be abolished by vaksel on Sunday September 27, 2009 @11:12AM (#846904)
could always make software patents last only 2-3 years. That should be enough for the original company to get noticed
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Re:Software patents should be abolished by omouse on Sunday September 27, 2009 @04:15PM (#847209)
Do you think IBM, Microsoft, Apple and that whole bunch will let that happen?
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