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2003-05-04, v keltez=E9ssel Gregory Aharonian ezt =EDrta:
> In Europe, unless you are making a lots of and lots of profits with
> your software, and unless the patent is good, no one is going come
> after you with their software patent.  Loser-pays is a very good
> deterrent to people asserting stupid software patents.

You are too optimistic. There are victims of the patent lobby in
Europe as well. The first and second references are european
individuals. I don't know where Mr. Bulatov lives. And the fourth
case should be familiar to you:)
Don't forget that some people gives in at the mere threatening
with legal actions, and big players are monopolizing on that.

http://swpat.ffii.org/patents/effects/ipix/index.en.html
http://swpat.ffii.org/patents/effects/lake/index.en.html
http://swpat.ffii.org/patents/effects/bulatov/index.en.html
http://swpat.ffii.org/patents/effects/rozmanith/index.en.html
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