Fwd: EPO information

[Alex Macfie <alex@ffii.org.uk>]

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>         I've read your site, and I cannot find anywhere (I mena neither on
> your site, nor elsewhere, like the EPO website) information about how to
> brief the EPO against specific patent applications. I wonder if you could
> direct me to some such information?
>
>         I am working on a location detection system as part of my Master's
> degree, but unfortunately an outgrowth of the University of Helsinki has
> filed for a world patent, including european patent countries on, in
> essence all such systems. The application was "published" about a month
> ago, but I have been unable to find out how to brief the EPO: they don't
> seem to want people interfering in the important business of
> rubber-stamping patents.
>
>         In case you wonder why this is important, our goal was to release
> this software as open source; Ekahau inc. (the corporate vehicle) might
> well attempt to attack myself, my colleagues, and the university because
> our system is more portable, is extensible, and would be completely free.
>
> Any help is most gratefully appreciated.

Alex Macfie, Gen. Sec. & VP, FFII http://www.ffii.org, http://www.ffii.org.uk/
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