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

The latest news about patents (software in particular) that affect Free software

Patent news of interest to Free software users: codecs, GNU/Linux, trolls, and Microsoft

A roundup of software patents news and signs of political games around them

Many stories about software patents make an appearance at the moment (it's clearly a hot topic) and there's little time to expand on them, so here is just a sample of news worth reading if you care about the legal fight against Free software.

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

A summary of developments involving software patents

Another roundup of patent news serves as an alarm to Free software defenders

The dangers of software patents for free software have always been a hot issue. But with the news that Red Hat and Novell are being sued for alleged patent infringement by IP Innovation, the matter has moved from theory into practice.