Eu Rejects Us-style Software Patents
Lynne Kiesling The European Parliament has rejected the software patent directive that would have instituted US-style patents on software. See, for example, this UK Register article and this MSN Money article. Hat tip: SlashDot. From the MSN article: The so-called software patent directive, rejected by a 648-14 vote with 18 abstentions, would have given companies …