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  Internet Patent News http://www.bustpatents.com/
Legal resources and tools for surviving the patenting frenzy of the Internet, bioinformatics, and electronic commerce
  Protecting Information Innovation against the Abuse of the Patent System http://swpat.ffii.org/
A documentation of software patents focusing on Europe, patent data, article reviews, and news.
  NoSoftwarePatents.com http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com
Campaign website against software patents in the EU. (Different languages)
  End Software Patents http://endsoftpatents.org/
A project working towards the elimination of software patents by assisting corporations that choose to challenge such patents in the courts, and by public education aimed at promoting a legislative solution. News, resources, and ways to help.
  Fortune Magazine Legal Pad: Ending software patents: Has the time come? http://legalpad.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/02/28/ending-software-patents-has-the-time-come/
Roger Parloff provides an overview of current issues surrounding the patentability of software implementations.
  The Non-Patent Side of Software Patents http://gibuskro.lautre.net/patents/
Slideshow presentation exploring the implications of and criticizing software patents.
  Software Patents Mailing List http://www.aful.org/wws/info/patents
Mailing list discussions about the economic consequences of patents in the software industry.
  Red Hat: Old World and New World Software Patent Problems http://press.redhat.com/2009/04/30/old-world-and-new-world-software-patent-problems/
Press release describing a brief submitted European Patent Office, which explains that software patents hinder software innovation, and that there is a sound legal basis not to expand availability of such patents in Europe. Full brief available as PDF download.
  Slashdot - Patents http://slashdot.org/search.pl?topic=155
Featuring patent news, links and discussion.
  A Worldwide Fight Against Biopiracy and Patents on Life http://www.twnside.org.sg/title/pat-ch.htm
Farmers and indigenous peoples are outraged that plants that they developed are being 'hijacked' by companies. Groups as diverse as religious leaders, parliamentarians and environment NGOs are intensifying their campaign against corporate patenting of living things.
  European Anti-Software Patent Bribe Pledge Drive http://mjr.iki.fi/texts/patentfund
Promotes the idea of bribes to fight software patents.
  Against Patenting Lifeforms http://www.hindunet.org/srh_home/1995_11/msg00067.html
A spiritual argument against the patenting of life forms by biotech companies
  AMNews: Unlocking innovation - Patents on procedures hurt patients http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/1998/amn_98/edit0209.htm
The American Medical Association opposes patents on medical procedures. Here is one of their articles on the issue.
  Vienna University - Intellectual Property Rights for the Rich and the Poor? http://www.wu.ac.at/usr/h99a/h9950236/iprs/
Summarizes and discusses the impact of the introduction of IPRs protection on developing and least developed countries in accordance with the Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement.

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