Re: [Patents] Software patents strikes in Italy.

[Erik Josefsson <ehj@cleosan.com>]

Davide Dozza wrote:
> Simo, do you think we can try to invalid such patent?
> What are the precedures we should follow in order to demonstrate this is 
> not prior art or better this is not patentable?

For a single patent I'd suggest you have a look at FFII opposition to 
the amazon patent.

   http://swpat.ffii.org/news/04/amaz0125/index.en.html

Otherwise, I would like a more massive action. Like collecting all 
patents with "computer program product"-claims and submit a general 
objection. Like for example this one:

   "11. A computer program product for execution by a general purpose
   computer for providing state information in a stateless data
   communication protocol, said computer program product including
   instructions for making said general purpose computer perform the
   steps of the method of one of claims 1 to 10."

   http://gauss.bacon.su.se/EP/1/0/EP1081612.html#claim

As well as politically defeat software patents through legislation.

//Erik