How A Pro-Software Patent Bill Could Affect The Medtech Industry
Executive Summary
Though it didn’t even get to committee, a bill to make it easier for tech companies to patent software – including medical software – has a good chance of getting passed in Congress this year, bill proponents and legal experts say.
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