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- From: Stefano Costa <stefano.costa@icn.siemens.it>
- To: PILCH Hartmut <phm@a2e.de>
- Cc: Sylvain Perchaud <sylvain@europe-shareware.org>, Brevets <patents@aful.org>
- Subject: Re: [Patents] US patent reform strategy inaugurated by myths & lies
- Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 11:51:03 +0200
PILCH Hartmut wrote:
> > >Personally I think that a better checking rule for prior art and a
> > >shorter
> > >patent grant period (like 5 years) is something that can make a workable
> > >solution.
> >
> > You raise the right issues.
>
> As said before, both of these issues are irrelevant and just a detraction.
I don't remember your points. Can you make an abstract?
> > IMHO the life span of a patent (20 years) is one of the main problem for
> > softwares.
>
> It can't be changed, and a look at the swpat database shows you that even
> 1 year for such patents would be a bad idea.
Any rule can be changed, if there is consesus.
Stefano
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