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Story: EC pushes on with patent directive
Posted by: TheMoai (Friday 25 February 2005, 2:13 PM)
>One only has to look at the kind of software
> patents already granted (but not legalized).
Absolutely. Totally right. Patnets have been granted, especially in the US, with insufficient examination. The prior art has not been properly searched. THAT IS THE FAULT - not the law! Which is why the legal position on software patenting in the EU needs to be clarified.
As for big firms using IP to hit smaller firms, that has been happening for c.130 years, over software, metals, chemicals, mechanical devices.... that is the commercial reality of patents! Do you believe ALL patents should be abolished?
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