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English Court Allows Patents For "Complex" Software

Posted by timothy on from the first-a-trickle dept.

jonbryce writes "The court of appeal in England has ruled that companies should be granted patents for 'complex' software products. In this particular case, Symbian had written something that makes mobile phones run faster. The court case has received very little attention because of the bank crisis, but it can be appealed to the House of Lords and then the European Court of Justice."

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  1. Re:Complex? by naich · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Every computer program can be interpreted to "improve the way a system runs"...

    I can't believe I'm the first person to insert a reference to Vista here. It's been 5 hours since this was written. Come on people - wake up!