[SWLUG] Software patent issues debated online

[Dick Bain]

the below came from another list I am on, so I thought I would post it here too
Dick

Software patent issues debated online
> Managing Intellectual Property
> The public has been given an opportunity to discuss the EU's
> controversial computer-implemented inventions (CII) directive on a new
> online discussion forum.
> Launched by the International Intellectual Property Institute (IIPI)
> on May 18, the so-called CII Discussion Forum had by June 2 attracted
> 16 comments on the issue, with IIPI describing the debate so far on
> its website as intense.
> "Our Discussion Forum has had thousands of hits since the Forum was
> released," said Bruce Lehman, chairman of the board and IIPI founder.
> The forum features weekly articles on the topic with visitors able to
> submit their comments and debate the software patent law online.
> To access the Discussion Forum click here
> <http://www.iipi.org/Forums/eucii.asp> .
> http://www.iipi.org/Forums/eucii.asp
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> Regards, John
>
> John J Gray
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