a few links to software patent examples

US:

• Examples of Software Patents

Europe:

• European Software Patents: Assorted Examples

free online Patent databases

Warning, according to some debian legal mail it is legally very bad to read patents about the area u are working in

US:

• United States Patent and Trademark Office Home Page

Europe:

• esp@cenet worldwide database

patent related news

Europe:

• FFII News about Software Patents

various petitions & appeals u can vote for

Europe:

• Petition for a Software Patent Free Europe
• Call for Action