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Establishment of ICT association BIKT - statement on software-related patents
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| The discussion of the various aspects of copyrights, patent law and other
| intellectual property rights are of special significance for the BIKT. The
| association has published on its internet site a statement related to the
| current appeal proceedings at the European Patent Office (EPO) regarding the
| issue of patentability of computer programs and takes a clear stand against
| the granting of software-related patents.
|
| The BIKT statement was prepared by the lawyer Rasmus Keller from Viersen and
| is based on his legal study which was published recently. He presents clear
| arguments explaining that the granting of software-related patents represents
| an encroachment on the exploitation rights of software developers which
| cannot be reconciled with constitutional law. As a consequence, the granting
| of such patents is categorically impermissible.
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http://www.bikt.de/pmdetail.html?&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=2&tx_ttnews[backPid]=62&cHash=bd39dca3f6
Analysis - UK IP Office reacts to Symbian software patent ruling
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| The Court of Appeal decision also supported the 4-step test for patentable
| subject matter set out in the Aerotel/Macrossan decision, but cautioned
| against applying such tests blindly.
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| The practice notice, issued in December 2008, indicates that the UKIPO will
| continue to apply the Aeroel/Macrossan test in deciding whether
| computer-related inventions are excluded from patentability. Observers
| question whether this will really constitute any shift in UK patent law as
| one would expect following a decision as significant as Symbian. However, the
| practice notice goes on to suggest that there will be some change in the way
| in which the UKIPO assesses software implemented inventions in future.
|
| In particular, the practice notice states that an important factor is "what
| the program does as a matter of practical reality" and provides an example in
| which 'improving the operation of a computer by solving a problem arising
| from the way the computer was programmed - for example, a tendency to crash
| due to conflicting library program calls - can also be regarded as solving "a
| technical problem within the computer" if it leads to a more reliable
| computer'.
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http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/04/15/45881/analysis-uk-ip-office-reacts-to-symbian-software-patent-ruling.htm
Nokia's profit fell 90% just yesterday. They hopefully learned their lesson.
Recent:
Symbian is looking for an executive director
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| Symbian recently decided to open source its leading mobile platform in order
| to stave off potential declines at the hands of embedded Linux. With
| increasing momentum and support for open-source Symbian, it's time for
| Symbian to get a leader on board.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10000791-16.html
Related:
Symbian senior VP defects to mobile Linux
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| The LiMo (Linux Mobile) Foundation, an industry group building a common
| software stack for Linux-based mobile phones, today announced a dozen new
| members. The organization also disclosed that rival Symbian's longtime Senior
| VP of Sales and Professional Services, Morgan Gillis, will soon become its
| Executive Director.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8665166109.html
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