UK Patent Office To Start Public Consultation

Stefane Fermigier writes: "The Patent Office in the UK has just launched its own consultation exercise to determine whether or not patents should be granted for all computer programs and methods of doing business. This is in parallel with the European Commission's consultation exercise and to EuroLinux's meta-consultation. Says Steve Probert, Deputy Director of the UK Patent Office: "If anyone (particularly interested parties in the UK) has any views on this subject, the Patent Office would be very interested to hear them.""