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Bill: Software Patent Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Common Sense Conservative Party
Status[?]: passed
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 3993
Description[?]:
| Individuals should be allowed to patent innovative software ideas which they invent. The senate will be allowed to overrule the issuance of a patent by a supermajority of 2/3. |
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 | 18:51:34, March 01, 2016 CET | From |  Liberal Party of Davostan | To | Debating the Software Patent Bill |
| Message | Support. |
| Date | 01:15:11, March 03, 2016 CET | From | Liberal and Progressive Party | To | Debating the Software Patent Bill |
| Message | Abstain |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 235 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 148 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 117 |
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