Re: [Patents] Software patents strikes in Italy.

["Brenno J.S.A.A.F. de Winter" <brenno@dewinter.com>]

Would be nice to use this against the EPO for their website-search 
engine :).

Erik Josefsson wrote:
> Simo Sorce wrote:
>
> > Seem that godado (www.godado.it) claim to have a patent on search
> > engines and is trying to stop other site from offering search
> > capabilities in their own sites.
> >
> > Uk patent: GB2362971
> > EPO request n: 01112245.4
>
>
> The EP patent is only A2, and as far as understand that means it is not 
> yet granted:
>
>    http://register.epoline.org/espacenet/regviewer?AP=EP20010112245
>
> > Here some info from one of the victimis (italian only):
> > http://www.portalino.it/contenzioso/frontpage.html
> >
> > Here the JPG of the letter sent:
> > http://www.portalino.it/contenzioso/materiale/godado1.jpg
>
>
> Seems the GB patent is granted though.
>
> //Erik