Re: [Patents] Will JURI vote on CULT and ITRE amendments ?

[Hartmut Pilch <phm@a2e.de>]

> This is somewhat important for the lobbying strategy, because if the way
> the ITRE committee went is an indication, some of the amendments by
> Echerer, McCormack et al may be too strong to get passed (ie
> patentability only for control of forces of nature). But the weaker ITRE
> position (control of forces of nature - OK; data processing - not OK;
> everything else - let's see where the caselaw goes) may be able to
> secure a majority.

It probably depends less on the positions than on a lot of invisible
networks of trust.  Few people really take care to read the positions
anyway.