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EU Patent Wars to Resume

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the back-for-more dept.

replicant108 writes "Ciaran O'Riordan of the FSFE gives a concise analysis of why the EU Software Patent Wars will resume this winter. Apparently the pro-patent side have changed their strategy — this time they plan to bypass the legislative powers and target the judiciary instead. The goal is to transfer power from the national courts (which often rule against software patents) to a specially-created European Patent Court which will be controlled by the pro-software patent EPO!"

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  1. Step back a moment by MightyYar · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If we step back from software patents for a moment...

    The EU really does have to centralize more things to become a true economic and political block. Patent enforcement is not immune to this, and really must become centralized at some point.

    So now step back into software patents. We shouldn't be against centralization, per se, but we should try to find a way to centalize patent enforcement without the side effect of enacting software patents.

    That said, I am American, so disregard my opinion if you must :) We don't exactly have the best patent system over here, though I do prefer our "first to invent" as opposed to your "first to file" system, even if it is harder to sort out when a dispute arises.

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  2. Re: Nooooo! by rolfwind · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."

    -- Thomas Jefferson