FFII face-to-face to solve patent problems
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| "The patent system, both globally and in Europe, is under serious
| stress," FFII president Pieter Hintjens said. "The unrestricted
| expansion of patentability into non-traditional areas together with
| the rising flood of poorly granted 'soft' patents in biotech, pharma,
| and software have throttled innovation. Something must change."
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| He argued that the European EPLA proposal, to standardise litigation
| procedures across Europe, will merely consolidate the system he sees
| as broken.
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| "So, we have launched the European Patent Conference, a gathering
| of...economists, lawyers, and industry experts. We will look at the
| patent system, we will build proposals for change, and we will work
| to get those changes implemented."
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| Long time anti-software patent campaigners, the FFII is planning a
| series of meetings to debate the issues and discuss solutions.
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http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2006/11/16/patent_conference/
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