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:VNUnet: Ministers Push for Tech Patent Harmonisation
VNUnet: Ministers Push for Tech Patent Harmonisation
May 26, 2004, 20 :30 UTC (9 Talkback[s]) (4304 reads)

(Other stories by Gareth Morgan)

"Trade ministers have paved the way for European firms to apply for patents on software, but critics have warned that this could halt innovation.

"Last week in Brussels, the Competitiveness Council, part of the European Council of Ministers, rejected proposals placing rigorous limits on software patents. The matter now goes back to the European Parliament for ratification..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Taken literally, it really is a true sta ...   What marvelous double-speak   
Charles Hixson
May 26, 2004, 20:48:05
 
The problem with software patents (at le ...   Would it be ok to just restrict patents on communi   
Rob
May 26, 2004, 21:27:54
 
Wow, I do remember reading something jus ...   Patent talk....   
GH
May 26, 2004, 23:43:23
 
> The problem with software patents (at  ...   Re: Would it be ok to just restrict patents on com   
Bojan Smojver
May 27, 2004, 02:47:27
 
With all this over the patents in the EU ...   Patents and the fight !   
GH
May 27, 2004, 03:48:00
 
File formats and communication protocols ...   Patenting file formats.   
Richard Corfield
May 27, 2004, 04:36:24
 
Patent royalty obligations should be res ...   Limited royalty obligations.   
Loris Hemlof
May 27, 2004, 05:02:58
 
My idea is to grant patent lawyers free  ...   Make money and Fight close source. Open your open   
error27
May 27, 2004, 08:16:42
 
> Patent royalty obligations should be r ...   Re: Limited royalty obligations.   
GH
May 27, 2004, 16:00:42
 
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