From phm@openecs.org  Mon Oct 30 20:51:53 2000
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 21:51:53 +0100 (CET)
From: PILCH Hartmut phm@openecs.org
Subject: [Patents] Lea: Patent lobby dominates EU consultation process

Another great article by Greaham Lea at

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/1/14305.html

Patent lobby get in early for EU consultation process  

The European Commission has launched its consultation on software 
patents, but the accompanying "independent study" produced on behalf 
of the Intellectual Property Institute (IPI) in London is biased in 
favour of the patents establishment, as well as being ill-informed 
about the potential consequences for Europe.  

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