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Subject: Re: [Patents] No swpat has ever been upheld in a UK court ?
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> Has a software patent ever been upheld by a UK court?
>
>
> "In fact, whenever the validity of a software patent has been
> challenged, the UK courts have without exception found the patent to be
> invalid".
>
> http://www.legamedia.net/dy/articles/article_14711.php  (May 2001)
>
>
>
> UK judges have certainly handed down principles on when patents should  be
> allowed on software.
>
> But does anyone know if this is true, that there is not a single case
> where an actual software patent itself was upheld ?

Also, are we sure that there is also not a single case where an actual
software patent itself was upheld in every EU Member State ?
Same question for States that have signed EPC.

-- 
Grald Sdrati-Dinet
Vice-prsident et reprsentant en France de la FFII
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