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- From: jm@jmason.org (Justin Mason)
- To: patents@aful.org
- Subject: NZ govt reforming patent laws
- Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2003 22:22:24 -0700
http://www.idg.net.nz/webhome.nsf/UNID/14D4B923F16B0E45CC256D7A00230889!OpenDocument
The legislation would review the Patent Act's definition of "invention"
and its ability to deal with new technologies, Tizard said in the release.
Calls for changes to the existing 1953 law to discourage patent abuse have
become a chorus since Canadian company DE Technologies accused local
e-tailers of patent "piracy" in connection with an e-commerce patent it
holds in this country. The company has written to e-tailers demanding
licensing fees of $10,000 plus royalties.
Cabinet briefing papers suggest that the commissioner of patents should be
able to reject patents that "on the balance of probabilities" do not meet
all the requirements of the Patent Act. Currently the commissioner can
only reject a patent if "practically certain" the patent would not be
upheld in court.
Found via http://www.fightthepatent.co.nz/ , a group fighting the DET
"e-commerce tax" patent.
--j.
- NZ govt reforming patent laws, Justin Mason
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