From Luuk.van.Dijk@xs4all.nl  Fri Feb 16 11:53:04 2001
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 12:53:04 +0100
From: Luuk van Dijk Luuk.van.Dijk@xs4all.nl
Subject: [Patents] Dutch MP's demand triviality criteria in the law before
 allowing SW pats

Ram'on Garc'ia Fern'andez wrote:

> Another topic: did you consider the exclusion of patents on interfaces?
> These patents hurt interoperability.

They were not explicitly discussed.  I take it
that interfaces are as 'software' and 'representation
of information' as it can get. Not?

Luuk




