NZICT says patents 'integral' to software protection

15.04.2010

O'Riley urges the government to rethink the implications of removing software patents if it is serious about supporting New Zealand's innovators and economic growth for the nation.

Abandoning software patents is a major policy change. NZICT is concerned that the software industry has not been consulted sufficiently on this change and recommends the Government be cautious to ensure that it is acting in the interests of the industry as a whole.