____/ Mark Kent on Thursday 13 December 2007 16:26 : \____
> Phil Da Lick! <phil_the_lick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>> New European Patent Convention kicks off
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | The revised European Patent Convention (EPC) finally came into effect
>>> | today ? nearly a decade after it was first agreed that an overhaul of the
>>> | system was needed.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/13/european_patent_convention/
>>>
>>
>> "Many amendments can now be adopted by the Organisation's Administrative
>> Council itself, without the need for the member states to hold a full
>> diplomatic conference"
>>
>> Holy shit! Talk about giving the loonies the keys to the asylum!
>
> I think we can expect to see a huge rise in corruption in the EU because
> of this.
Maybe that's why they call it "globalisation".
> Let's hope that the british patent office doesn't fall foul of
> this.
Software patents and business methods? Some people already get /around/ the
rules, setting precedence.
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