Re: [LUG] Party's over ...

[tom <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gordon Henderson wrote:
> Just as you start the fun with VP8, Germany allows software patents.
>
> here
>
>   
> http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2010/05/german-high-court-declares-all-software.html 
>
>
> and here:
>
>   http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=10/05/20/1332214
>
> Gordon
That particular case should fall apart over prior art - as most cases 
probably will. I think after a rabid few years of litigation they'll 
change their mind. But thats Germany not here ...yet.
There are qualified rumours that the US will drop software patents - the 
Bilski case is coming back soon
Tom te tom te tom

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