Swpat discussion in latest issue of J.I.L.T.

[James Heald <j.heald@ucl.ac.uk>]

There are several refereed papers on software patenting in the latest 
issue of the academic Journal of Information, Law and Technology (4 July 
2003).  They are largely skeptical.

http://elj.warwick.ac.uk/jilt/

Were some of these presented at the conference at Bournemouth last year 
that Greg went to ?


Software as Text and Machine: The Legal Capture of Digital Innovation

Martin Kretschmer
Department of
Intellectual Property, Policy and Management
Bournemouth University


Software Development, Intellectual Property, and IT Security

Robert A. Gehring
Assistant Lecturer
Technical University of Berlin
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Computers and Society Research Group


Much Pain for Little Gain?
A Critical View of Software Patents

Christian Koboldt
DotEcon Ltd


Software Patents and Innovation

Sylvain Perchaud
President of Europe Shareware:
Association Pour la Promotion des Auteurs Européens de Sharewares


Bearing the Burden:
Small Firms and the Patent System

Stuart Macdonald


Patenting Insurance Related Business Methods: Predictability and Risk

Professor Ruth Soetendorp
Centre for Intellectual Property Policy & Management
School of Finance and Law
Bournemouth University


The Proposed Software Directive: A User's Comments
(includes commentary on the papers of Koboldt and Gehring)

Simon Davies
Patent Attorney, D Young and Company