New Zealand adopts ban on software patents - General

Konstantin Gruzdev 2013.08.28 22:45 #14241

Sergey Gridnev 2013.08.29 04:49 #14242

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михаил потапыч 2013.08.29 06:17 #14243

New Zealand has adopted a new Patents Act which prohibits the patenting of software, fragments of source code and algorithms. The ban comes after five years of controversy, delay and vigorous lobbying by multinational corporations.

According to proponents of the abolition of software patents, the lack of intellectual property in this area will only encourage innovation. "By clarifying the list of what is patentable, we give New Zealand companies greater flexibility to adapt and improve existing inventions while continuing to protect genuine innovation," said Trade Minister Craig Foss.

The lawmakers' decision was welcomed by representatives of the Institute of IT Professionals (IITP), who celebrated the landmark day when "old laws met modern technology" and came out victorious for the benefit of developers.

The history of the Patents Bill is interesting. It was proposed back in 2008. In 2010 it was decided to ban software patents altogether. However, in the following years it was slowed down, although an IITP survey showed that 94% of the software developers wanted to abolish software patents.

"The patent system doesn't work for software because it is virtually impossible for normal technology companies to create new software without infringing some of the hundreds of thousands of existing patents, often on fairly obvious things," says IITP chief executive Paul Matthews.

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михаил потапыч 2013.08.29 06:19 #14244

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