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- From: old.timer@tiscali.co.uk
- To: patents@aful.org
- Subject: Re: [Patents] newsscan: Software patent limits 'go too far'
- Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 13:53:00 +0100
The answers to Seth's questions are simple enough.
1) Because it (the EPO) is required to by the European Patent Convention
and the WTO TRIPS agreement. And,
2) Yes, software has always been patentable in Europe.
Cheers,
Old Timer
>Seth Johnson wrote .....
>1) Why is the EPO granting patents on software?
>2) Is software patentable in the first place?
:-)
Seth
- Re: [Patents] newsscan: Software patent limits 'go too far', old . timer
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