[Wolves] No European patents?

[Kevanf1]

On 30/05/06, Shane M. Coughlan <shane at shaneland.co.uk> wrote:
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> Daniel Jones wrote:
> > Quite.  I wouldn't breathe a sigh of relief just yet.
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> Right.
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> The quote is: "The draft Community Patent regulation confirms in its
> Article 28.1(a) that patents granted for a subject matter (such as
> computer programs), which is excluded from patentability pursuant to
> Article 52 EPC, may be invalidated in a relevant court proceeding."
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> The patents - which are excluded from patentability in Article 52 EPC
> *may* be invalidated.
>
> Let's take our time on this one.  We need some legal eagles to sit down
> and have a chat about the true implications of this.  Bear in mind that
> the European Commission is not likely to completely reverse its position
> easily and that the above statement may or may not reflect a legally
> binding stance.
>
> The pro-patent groups are very powerful.  This matter is far from over.
>
> Shane
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That's what I thought.  We all know what the EU are like and certainly
what the vested interests in having software patents are like.  This
has not gone away yet.
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