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From: PILCH Hartmut <phm@a2e.de>
To: <patents@aful.org>
Subject: JPEG et al patented in US and EU
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 22:05:11 +0200 (CEST)

More on this is being collected at

        http://swpat.ffii.org/patents/effects/jpeg/

Interestingly the patent claim as granted by the EPO in 1994 covers a very
basic method of coding: pure thought, even without any reference to
"physical entry points" aka "technical effects".  The latter would be easy
to add as a verbal clothing and wouldn't make a difference in practise
anyway, but it is interesting to see how bold the EPO was already in 1994.
Pure math, pure thought etc are patentable in Europe, as far as EPO
practise is concerned.

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Hartmut Pilch, FFII & Eurolinux Alliance              tel. +49-89-12789608
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JPEG et al patented in US and EU, PILCH Hartmut
- Re: [Patents] JPEG et al patented in US and EU, Nick Fleming

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