Novell and EFF join a "patent reform" deal

"Novell and the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) say they've teamed up to work on software patent reforms worldwide.

Stung by international criticism levelled because of its patent cross licensing and technical pact with Microsoft, Novell says it'll work with the EFF to lobby governments and national and international organizations to develop legislation and policies around patents designed to promote innovation."

Even as they continue to defend their deal with Microsoft Novell's stance on software patents seems to be positive and it'll try to win some sympathy on those grounds. The most negative thing about the deal was, after all, the patent agreement implications of which Novell already denied. These moves could only contribute to the further invalidation of Microsoft's patent claims, despite the deal.

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