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Town Gets Patent On Being the Center of Europe

Posted by samzenpus on from the continental-drift-be-damned dept.

An anonymous reader writes "And you thought software patents were going to far? How about geography patents? Apparently, as a part of the weird fight over what place in Europe represents the 'geophysical center of Europe,' the Austrian town of Frauenkirchen has received a patent (Austrian patent AM 7738/2003) declaring it the center of Europe. Not clear how one 'infringes' on such a patent, but then again, it's not clear why anyone's patenting this either."

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  1. When Turkey gets the go ahead by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Obviously this patent should be revoked when Turkey Joins the EU, as the center should shift eastwards

    1. Re:When Turkey gets the go ahead by Sique · · Score: 4, Funny

      Oh yes.
      It is the continent north of Africa and west of the Ural mountains.

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  2. Meh ... by dc29A · · Score: 4, Funny

    Meh ... still not as cool as living in Fucking.

    1. Re:Meh ... by symes · · Score: 4, Funny

      I find this hilarious - there's a whole bunch more here. My favourites are, along with Fucking, Wank (Germany), Dildo (Canada) and Cock (UK).

  3. Re:Doubtful by danlip · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Austria must be some small country. never heard of that one..

    Seriously? Ever hear of Vienna (in Austria), one of the most important cities in European cultural history? Mozart? Strauss? Freud? Schrödinger? and many others.

  4. Re:Doubtful by MrNaz · · Score: 5, Funny

    GP may or may not have heard of Schrödinger...

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