[Sheflug] Software Patents Issue

[Richard Ibbotson <richard [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

Looks like this is the latest...


http://swpat.ffii.org/news/index.en.html#swnplen030923

"In its plenary vote on the 24th of September, the European Parliament
approved the proposed directive on "patentability of
computer-implemented inventions" with amendments that clearly restate
the non-patentability of programming and business logic, and uphold
freedom of publication and interoperation. The day before, EC
Commissioner Bolkestein had threatened that the Commission and the
Council would withdraw the directive proposal and hand the questions
back to the national patent administrators on the board of the
European Patent Office (EPO), should the Parliament vote for the
amendments which it supported today. "It remains to be seen, whether
the European Commission is committed to "harmonisation and
clarification" or only to patent owner interests", says Hartmut Pilch
of FFII."



So, I suppose you believe what you will from that ? :)



Richard
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