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Software Patents Affecting Futures Exchanges

Posted by samzenpus on from the ready-set-sue dept.

KontinMonet writes "The Financial Times reports European exchanges, brokers and traders are preparing for possible legal battles with Trading Technologies, a US software company. The situation is being made harder for potential defendants because the cases so far have all been sealed. No doubt, all those IP lawyers think this is a good thing..."

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  1. That's hardly fair by logicnazi · · Score: 3, Funny

    I bet most IP lawyers would very much like the cases to be open so they can learn what is going on in the field and keep up with develepments. Most IP lawyers are probably perfectly reasonable people with a job and many of them protect defendents.

    Perhaps the comments wasn't meant this way but that was how it sounded.

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  2. Re:Open letter.. by bakes · · Score: 4, Funny

    Unfortunately, the exchanges will just divert the extra costs of 2.5 cents to their costumers.

    Well, you can't blame them - costumes can be really expensive. Especially the frilly period costumes and all the sci-fi stuff.

    (Score -1: Cheap hit at simple tyop)

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  3. Tipping Point for Patent Mania by 4of12 · · Score: 2, Funny
    1. software patents
    2. gene patents
    3. business method patents

    What will finally put an end to this madness?

    Legal method patents.

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