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Old 10-09-2003, 06:18 PM  
Groove
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Quote:
Originally posted by FightThisPatent
Acacia isn't affected by EU's decision not to include software patents.
You keep saying this. But do you know it for a fact?

I have read several stories which imply that Acacia's patents
WOULD be invalidated under the proposed legislation.

For example a story in the Detroit News said:

Quote:

The European Parliament voted to ban business method patents such as Amazon.com Inc.'s "one-click" Internet shopping feature, in an effort to prevent U.S. companies from dominating Europe's $60 billion software market.
http://www.detnews.com/2003/technolo...ogy-280529.htm

Or here's a quote from Macworld UK:

Quote:

Votes cast tallied 364 voting in favour, 153 against and 33 abstentions. Several amendments to the original proposal were passed. MEPs agreed to one which outlaws the patenting of algorithms. Another explicitly outlaws the patenting of business methods, such as the "one-click" shopping technology patented in the US by Amazon.com.
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_...fm?NewsID=6954

These stories are talking about invalidating business method patents!

Does anyone know of anywhere online that has copies of
the relevant EU patent legislation and amendments?
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