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The Political Legacy Of Ms Alison Brimelow
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| Earlier in May 2009 I had reported that Ms
| Brimelow is not going to apply for a
| second term in Office as President of the
| European Patent Office beyond her term
| ending in June 2010. After considerable
| woes, the Administrative Council (AC) of
| the European Patent Organisation (EPOrg)
| eventually managed to elect her successor
| by a 3/4 majority of votes on March 01,
| 2010.
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http://www.ipjur.com/blog2/index.php?/archives/142-The-Political-Legacy-Of-Ms-Alison-Brimelow.html
She'll have time to think about the damage she did to society, with monopolies
on algorithms and _on LIFE_.
The open paradigm and the source of trade elitism
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| Still you may wonder if EU trade policy
| always adheres to Free Trade objectives. In
| the field of IPR, in particular geographical
| indications, common policies are incompatible
| with a classic Free Trade agenda.
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http://arebentisch.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/the-open-paradigm-and-the-source-of-trade-elitism/
âStaff at the European Patent Office went on strike accusing the organization
of corruption: specifically, stretching the standards for patents in order to
make more money.
âOne of the ways that the EPO has done this is by issuing software patents in
defiance of the treaty that set it up.â
--Richard Stallman
Recent:
EPO seeks to validate software patents without the European Parliament
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| At the highest level of the European Patent Office (EPO), the legality of
| software patents in Europe is about to be tested. The FFII warns that the
| European Parliament is being bypassed by allowing a decision with EU-wide
| implications to be made without its involvement or any real debate.
|
| The President of the European Patent Office (EPO), Alison Brimelow, has asked
| the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) to decide on the interpretation of the
| European Patent Convention (EPC) regarding the exclusion of software from
| patentability. The EBA is replacing the European Parliament in order to
| validate software patents EU-wide without the need of a debate.
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http://press.ffii.org/Press_releases/EPO_seeks_to_validate_software_patents_without_the_European_Parliament
Commission repeats call for single EU patent
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| The European Commission has reiterated its demand for the creation of a
| single European patent. It said the absence of such a protection is hindering
| the growth of technology companies in the European Union.
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http://www.out-law.com/page-9878
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