[Patents] [srctran@world.std.com: PATNEWS: PTO search systems still stink; USA/Jordan patent treaty]

[Bernard Lang Bernard.Lang@inria.fr]

Just in case someone denies there is pressure from the USA to get
patents on business methods and software ...

The USA is obviously trying to pressure smaller countries one by one.
What would be Jordan interest in such a rule ?

  Then, when they have forced enough smaller countries into this, they
can just get a vote in some international body to impose it on the
rest of the world.

  Bernard Lang



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!20001030  PTO search systems still stink;  USA/Jordan patent treaty


                          MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
                     ON ISSUES RELATED TO THE PROTECTION OF
                          INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
            UNDER THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JORDAN
                    ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FREE TRADE AREA

The Government of the United States of America ("United States") and the
Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ("Jordan"), recognizing
the need to promote adequate and effective protection of intellectual
property rights, to provide enhanced intellectual property protection
to account for the latest technological developments, and to promote
greater efficiency and transparency in the administration of
intellectual property systems in order to strengthen the international
trading system;
Agree,

. . . 

5.    Jordan shall take all steps necessary to clarify that the
exclusion from patent protection of "mathematical methods" in Article
4(B) of Jordan's Patent Law does not include such "methods" as business
methods or computer-related inventions.

 . . . 


Agreement, with the exception of paragraph 3, which shall be implemented
within two years from the date of entry into force of the Agreement.
Done at Washington, in duplicate, this twenty-fourth day of October,
2000, which corresponds to this twenty-sixty day of Rajab, 1421, in the
English language.  An Arabic language text shall be prepared, which
shall be considered equally authentic upon an exchange of diplomatic
notes confirming its conformity with the English language text.  In the
event of a discrepancy, the English language text shall prevail.

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