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Negative Correlation of Innovation and Software Patents
This is part of the League for Programming Freedom's submission to the Patent Office, January 25, 1994. It shows evidence that patents hurt even the companies which get them.
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A Worldwide Fight Against Biopiracy and Patents on Life
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.
www.twnside.org.sg/

Catalan Linux Users - Analysis of the Directive for Software Patents
Analysis of the report to the European Parliament on the directive for software patents.
patents.caliu.info/

AMNews: Unlocking innovation - Patents on procedures hurt patients
The American Medical Association opposes patents on medical procedures. Here is one of their articles on the issue.
www.ama-assn.org/

Free PDF Files of U.S. Patents
Retrieve the full text and images of US patents as PDF files.
b435-boas.stanford.edu/

Software Patents Mailing List
Mailing list discussions about the economic consequences of patents in the software industry.
www.aful.org/

Free Patents Online
United States patent data, along with a list of humorous patents.
www.freepatentsonline.com/

The Non-Patent Side of Software Patents
Slideshow presentation exploring the implications of and criticizing software patents.
gibuskro.lautre.net/

HowStuffWorks: How Patents Work
Easy to read illustrated narrative that provides basic information on patents, what they are, how they work and how an inventor goes about getting one.
www.howstuffworks.com/

Slashdot - Patents
Featuring patent news, links and discussion.
slashdot.org/