Software Gets Complete Exemption From New Zealand Government's New Patent Law
Opposition calls it a "humiliating back down" for the government
The Government has announced a change to planned new patent rules today which has put an end to fears that computer software might be covered by new patent protection.
Industry sources have welcomed the decision and the Labour Party has called it "a humiliating back down".
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