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Bill: Patents Act 3917
Details
Submitted by[?]: Coalition for National Unity [CNU]
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: February 3818
Description[?]:
| Proposer: Astryd Goldsea, Unionist Leader |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The patenting of software techniques.
Old value:: Software designs, techniques, formulae and algorithms cannot be patented.
Current: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Proposed: Software patents can be obtained from the patent office.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:56:02, March 18, 2015 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the Patents Act 3917 |
| Message | "Generally, libertarians are split on the issue of Software Patents. Our party is as well. Right now, we are against software patents, as they add to the long list of government regulations, and, people who break patent laws are too difficult to find. Therefore we will reject this bill, but we are willing to change our mind if given enough evidence." ~Ted Johnson, Head Chairman of the LPS and Prime Minister |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 225 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 300 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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