In January, 1994, the U.S. Patent office solicited opinions from the community-at-large about the state of software patent law. Hearings were held in Arlington, Virginia and in San Jose, California.
The LPF testified against software patents at the 1994 Patent Office hearings. We presented the following arguments:
Richard Stallman also testified individually. Stallman's testimony.
Many high-tech firms also presented testimony: