The issue focused on whether the tools developed by companies like Google or Apple are patentable and whether software patents should be evaluated for patentability under the U.S. law.


The result was the introduction of the currently pending patent reform legislation, which would cover software patenting in the United States and include guidance for both businesses and consumers.


Tech firms appeared united on the bill after the government decided to withdraw its encouragement for companies to use certain technologies during the mobile device repair industry. Google has already