End Software Patents Toggle Navigation Home ESP Wiki Blog FAQ Donate Search for: Protect developer freedom. Abolish software patents. ESP is a global initiative of the Free Software Foundation. Learn why software patents are unjust. Learn more WHY ABOLISH SOFTWARE PATENTS Blocking innovation Patents lead to a lack of international software standards, creating unnecessary incompatibility Leading to extraordinary costs Litigation for patent infringement is unsustainable for small companies and individuals Harming developers freedom of expression Programmers are at risk of infringing a software patent each time they write code Software progress happens without patents Contrary to what patent advocates say, economic studies have shown that patents have not contributed to software progress Software is math Software is inherently algorithmic; patents cannot cover abstract concepts Software should be free Patents are completely incompatible with the four essential freedoms of users STATE THAT YOUR PROJECT IS PATENT-FREE Are you a software developer? Let your users know that you are Innovating Without Patents. <a href="https://endsoftwarepatents.org/innovating-without-patents"><img style="height: 120px;" src="https://static.fsf.org/nosvn/esp/logos/innovating-without-patents.svg"></a> <a href="https://endsoftwarepatents.org/innovating-without-patents"><img style="height: 45px;" src="https://static.fsf.org/nosvn/esp/logos/patent-free.svg"></a> Blog Recent articles on software patents. News Block the PERA and PREVAIL Act A major step back for software freedom — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software This article was updated Sunday, November 17 to reflect the delay of the bills Both the vote on the PERA Act, as well as the vote on the PREVAIL Act have been delayed. Both bills Read more&hellip; Campaign Transcript: The state of software patents in 2022 with Panos Alevropoulos Note: This transcript is not a faithful reproduction of Panoss live talk, but an edited version of his presentation. Many parts were rephrased to correct any inaccuracies and provide a more comfortable reading experience. The Read more&hellip; Campaign Googles decision to deprecate JPEG-XL emphasizes the need for browser choice and free formats Google wants to do what’s best for its own predatory interests, not what’s best for the web. Privacy Policy Logos & design by Panos Alevropoulos Base theme by themeisle | Powered by WordPress JavaScript Licenses