Re: [Patents] Amsterdam impressions

[Bernard Lang <Bernard.Lang@inria.fr>]

On Wed, Sep 04, 2002 at 11:41:30PM +0200, PILCH Hartmut wrote:


> It was nice to see in Amsterdam that outside scholars from other
> disciplines don't take this kind of reasoning seriously.  The problem
> however is that the patent juggernaut is still marching on its own without
> any need for recognition from the outside.
> 
> Even the CEC representative at the meeting said "We haven't studied the
> economic impact of software patents, because no study is needed.  We are
> only codifying the status quo ... The EPO is an unaccountable organisation
> and we need to transfer its power to the EU.  That is why we need a
> directive."

Can you give a precise reference.

BTW, since Greg is a most knowledgeable person, with tons of documents
...
   could he point to any economic study that hints that software
patents could be useful economically or technically, for example "to
promote Progress of Science and useful Arts".

  I am still looking for one, and help would be welcome.

Bernard

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