期刊名称：International Free and Open Source Software Law Review
印刷版ISSN：1877-6922
出版年度：2009
卷号：1
期号：1
页码：15-26
DOI：10.5033/ifosslr.v1i1.9
语种：English
出版社：International Free and Open Source Software Law Review
摘要：The patenting of software has increased significantly. Regardless of any personal bias as to the existence of software patents, it is a trend that is unlikely to end anytime soon. As a result, the open source movement may be threatened by the proliferation of non-meritorious or overly broad patents. Peer-to-Patent provides a means for mitigating the limitations that may be placed upon the open source community by software patents, as the program allows the open source community to participate in the peer review of pending patent applications. Members of the open source community are knowledgeable, interested parties with a unique stake in the software patent debate and thus are capable of making a significant contribution to improving the current system.
关键词：Patents, Free and Open Source Software, Peer-to-Patent, Patent proliferation
