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