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Hi there,

The Edinburgh University Compsoc (http://compsoc.tardis.ed.ac.uk) are 
hosting a talk on Software Patents next Monday (24th Oct). All are 
welcome to attend. Details below:

Date: Monday, 24th Oct
Time: 7pm
Venue: Appleton Tower, George Square
Cost: Free

The talk is given by Andres Guadamuz, who is a lecturer at the Law 
School at Edinburgh University. It should last around 40mins with 
time for questions and discussion afterwards.

Best,

Kate
President, Compsoc

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Abstract:
The defeat of the Software Patent Directive in the Eurpean Parliament has
been one of the top legal events in intellectual property this year.
However, after the dust has settled the discussion should not cease; the
legal loopholes that gave birth to the discussion are still in existance.
This talk explores some of the outstanding legal problems, and asks the
question of what's next for software patents.


Bio:
Andres Guadamuz is a Lecturer in E-Commerce at the University of Edinburgh,
where he is also a co-Director of the AHRC Research Centre for Studies in
Intellectual Property and Technology Law. Andres has both Bachelor and
Licenciado degrees from the University of Costa Rica. He's been in the UK
since 1998 and obtained an LL.M. in International Business Law at the
University of Hull. His research interests are centred on the interaction
between technology and the law, the role of intellectual property on
developing countries, open source and open access. He's also a keen 
blogger.