Re: [Patents] Software patents strikes in Italy.

[Simo Sorce <simo.sorce@xsec.it>]

On Mon, 2004-07-05 at 18:07, 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:

Yes, and in their letter they do not claim to have a Patent from EPO :-)
I think they're claim is bogus and unsubstantiated in Italy and not
enforceable until, at least, they get the EPO Patent approved, but this
example show very clearly, yet again, how disruptive are Software
Patents, meaningless from an innovation point of view, but way too much
meaningful from an extortion point of view.

They didn't target a real search engine like eg. google, they started
targeting little websites, that have no big legal staffs and not much
money to spend on legal issues. A real parasite (I don't comment on
godado.it search engine quality ...).

Simo.

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