Directory of Patents Resources

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Against Patenting Lifeforms

http://www.hindunet.org/srh_home/1995_11/msg00067.html
A spiritual argument against the patenting of life forms by biotech companies
End Software Patents

http://endsoftpatents.org/
A project working towards the elimination of software patents by assisting corporations that choose to challenge such patents in the courts, and by public education aimed at promoting a legislative solution. News, resources, and ways to help.
European Anti-Software Patent Bribe Pledge Drive

http://mjr.iki.fi/texts/patentfund
Promotes the idea of bribes to fight software patents.
Internet Patent News

http://www.bustpatents.com/
Legal resources and tools for surviving the patenting frenzy of the Internet, bioinformatics, and electronic commerce
Patent Absurdity

http://patentabsurdity.com/
Offers a free movie that explores the case of software patents and the history of judicial activism that led to their rise, and the harm being done to software developers and the wider economy.
Slashdot - Patents

http://slashdot.org/search.pl?topic=155
Featuring patent news, links and discussion.
The Non-Patent Side of Software Patents

http://gibuskro.lautre.net/patents/
Slideshow presentation exploring the implications of and criticizing software patents.

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