Patenting In The Burst Test

gerddie writes "Heise has an interview with S. Kiesewetter-Köbinger, a patent examiner of the German PA, about the cultural break, software patents will impose to Europe if they become valid. He points out the danger to open source and science, and that with patents on software even mathematical methods would become patentable because there is no longer any difference. There is also a companion article competition in the court room, that gives some more insight in the history and current state of the patent system. All is in german, but as always the fish is your friend."

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Re:Everybody sing along...

[Anonymous Coward]

U.S. citizens should probably start taking a closer look at how our internal government policy decisions

"Naah... sounds boring. Oh, gotta go. Jerry Springer's on TV."

Europe Should Fight This

[KarmaBlackballed]

When I was a kid I remember reading that non-communist Russia was a huge threat to the west because they did not recognize western patents. Of course, I like most people agreed that this was a serious problem.

Now I am an adult and I understand that earlier opinion was guided and shaped by the corporate marketing machine which has a vested interest in keeping ideas tied to their existing bank accounts.

Europeans should fight Software Patents and not be shy about it.