A summary of developments involving software patents

Summary/roundup of posts about Bilski, in relation to software patents in particular

A roundup summarising important developments pertaining to software patents. A LOT has happened since the last post regarding software patents. Here are some reports and developments to be aware of.

An assorted set of analyses of the state of software patents in the United States

A roundup of many software patents-related developments, including the way they affect Free software

A defender of (sometimes lobbyist for) software patents gets itself in trouble after Microsoft settles; company that sues

Rambus antitrust comes to the Supreme Court; Bilski strikes again; isolated hardware patents news; trolls attack

The Free Software Foundation today announced funding for the End Software Patents project to document the case for ending software patents worldwide.

"End Software Patents (ESP) has filed an amicus curiae brief in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's (CAFC) rehearing of the In re Bilski case. The rehearing could lead to the elimination of patents on software.