From jp@smets.com Tue, 14 Dec 1999 17:50:20 +0100
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 17:50:20 +0100
From: Jean-Paul Smets jp@smets.com
Subject: [Patents] 16 Software Patents Inconsistencies

As a reminder, no study on software patents has been published by the EC
or the EPO, because according to them "everyone wants software patents"

Here are 16 inconsistencies

H Historical inconsistency
E Economy
L Law inconsictency

H1: Software Patents may promote Secrecy
E1: Software Patents may harm innovation & competition
E2: Software Patents Promote Concentrations & Monopolies
E3: Patents finance Patents
L1: Software Patents vs. Decompilation Law
L2: Software Patents vs. Interoperability Principle
L3: Programmes=Maths
L4: Free Software Development
L5: Article 100A
L6: Generalisation & Equivalence
L7: Meta-programming & Agents
L8: Programme = Data
L9: TRIPS Art. 7 (objectives)
P1: Patents and brain drain
P2: Patents and Strategic Independance
P3: Public Spendings

A complete presentation can be found at
	http://www.smets.com/it/policy/patents-munich/munich.htm

The explanation is at
	http://smets.com/it/policy/useright/
	http://smets.com/it/policy/useright/useright.pdf




