[Patents] Re: [Patents] Answer to requests sent to french Economics, Finan

[Olivier Berger olberger@club-internet.fr]

Michael Armbrecht wrote:
> 
> Yes, I'd like to reply on this.
> Politicians all over Europe do NOT know how important this issue is.
> And: They hide behind paragraphs that are soon to be changed.

I agree with that.

> All the replies to your letter do not answer your question, they ignore the
> problem.

Well, I wouldn't say it like that... even if they don't state they want
to change their mind, they say also that they have taken into account
voices from the Open Source Community, and that they will associate all
interested parts to the discussion... let's see if it's wooden tongue or
if they're really gonna ask AFUL, APRIL, others to help them think about
it. We have to stay vigilant !

> What can be done about that?
> 
> Regards
> Michael
> 

And a little add-on about that last paragraph :

> On 05-Aug-99 Olivier Berger wrote:
> > Hi.
> >

[SNIP]

> > Ce débat devrait être clos lorsque la conférence diplomatique de
> > révision se tiendra en 2000. Celle-ci pourra donc faire, le cas échéant,
> > les modifications nécessaires, avec en main tous les éléments du
> > dossier. Le texte révisé de la convention de Munich entrera en vigueur
> > au plus tôt le 1er juillet 2000.

I have received a 2nd letter today from the ministry stating that they
did a mistake in their first answer and that we had to read "1er juillet
2002" there. It confirms another letter sent by a different office.

At least these people are working seriously and don't treat us anyhow.
Hope that they will always be so efficient when action comes...

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> Date: 06-Aug-99
> Time: 01:50:17
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Olivier.

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