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- From: "Gérald Sédrati-Dinet" <gibus@ffii.fr>
- To: <patents@aful.org>
- Subject: Re: [Patents] No swpat has ever been upheld in a UK court ?
- Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:34:49 +0100 (CET)
- Importance: Normal
> 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.
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Gérald Sédrati-Dinet
Vice-président et représentant en France de la FFII
http://www.ffii.fr/
http://swpat.ffii.org/
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