ZDNet UK: Austrian Politician Joins the Anti-Patent Movement

“A senior Austrian MEP, who is a speaker on economic policy for
the ruling political party in Austria and the vice-president of the
largest political group in the European Parliament, spoke out
against software patents in the European Parliament on Tuesday.

“MEP Othmar Karas said the EU directive on the Patentability of
Computer-Implemented Inventions could pose a serious threat to
SMEs…”

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