Comments on: Software Patents: Follow The Leader http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2008/04/21/software-patents-follow-the-leader/ open source software innovation support centre Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:30:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ross Gardler http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2008/04/21/software-patents-follow-the-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Ross Gardler Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:47:08 +0000 http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org/2008/04/21/software-patents-follow-the-leader/#comment-159 Ray,given your line of work it is no surprise that you want to see software patents. However, your final statement "I believe software creators should be able to make money on their creations just like anyone else in this country!" shows a deep lack of understanding about how software development, in particular open source software development works. Whilst there is a debate to be had about the merits of software patents, the fact is that they prevent any business model that is built around open source software. To gain a better understanding I suggest you read: http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/businessofopensource.xml http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/softwarepatents.xml http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/sustainableopensource.xml Ray,given your line of work it is no surprise that you want to see software patents. However, your final statement “I believe software creators should be able to make money on their creations just like anyone else in this country!” shows a deep lack of understanding about how software development, in particular open source software development works.

Whilst there is a debate to be had about the merits of software patents, the fact is that they prevent any business model that is built around open source software.

To gain a better understanding I suggest you read:

http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/businessofopensource.xml
http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/softwarepatents.xml
http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/sustainableopensource.xml

]]> By: Ray Subs http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2008/04/21/software-patents-follow-the-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Ray Subs Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:53:54 +0000 http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org/2008/04/21/software-patents-follow-the-leader/#comment-158 I strongly feel that software should be able to be patented and that strong patents help to minimize patent infringement and improve patent enforcement. I believe software creators should be able to make money on their creations just like anyone else in this country! I strongly feel that software should be able to be patented and that strong patents help to minimize patent infringement and improve patent enforcement. I believe software creators should be able to make money on their creations just like anyone else in this country!

]]> By: OSS Watch team blog » Blog Archive » UK Appeal Court Decision Significantly Strengthens Software Patentability http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2008/04/21/software-patents-follow-the-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-157 OSS Watch team blog » Blog Archive » UK Appeal Court Decision Significantly Strengthens Software Patentability Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:18:08 +0000 http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org/2008/04/21/software-patents-follow-the-leader/#comment-157 [...] On Thursday the England and Wales Court of Appeal delivered a decision that will strengthen the patentability of software in the UK. As I’ve mentioned before on this blog, the UK Intellectual Property Office(IPO) has been struggling to find a consistent method for examining patent applications that involve software. As an EU member, the UK is supposed to have the same rules on patentability of inventions as the European Patent Office (EPO), and to this end the European Patent Convention of 1973 was ‘imported’ into UK law in the from of the UK Patents Act 1977. Both the Convention and the Act state fairly plainly that software is excluded from Of course, having the same ruleset is only half the battle - you also have to interpret the rules in the same way and therefore produce decisions that are consistent with one another… [...] [...] On Thursday the England and Wales Court of Appeal delivered a decision that will strengthen the patentability of software in the UK. As I’ve mentioned before on this blog, the UK Intellectual Property Office(IPO) has been struggling to find a consistent method for examining patent applications that involve software. As an EU member, the UK is supposed to have the same rules on patentability of inventions as the European Patent Office (EPO), and to this end the European Patent Convention of 1973 was ‘imported’ into UK law in the from of the UK Patents Act 1977. Both the Convention and the Act state fairly plainly that software is excluded from Of course, having the same ruleset is only half the battle – you also have to interpret the rules in the same way and therefore produce decisions that are consistent with one another… [...]

]]> By: From me to you about Patent Drafters » Blog Archive » Quick Roundup http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2008/04/21/software-patents-follow-the-leader/comment-page-1/#comment-156 From me to you about Patent Drafters » Blog Archive » Quick Roundup Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:56:44 +0000 http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org/2008/04/21/software-patents-follow-the-leader/#comment-156 [...] http://involve.jisc.ac.uk/wpmu/oss-watch/2008/04/21/software-patents-follow-the-leader/Mr Justice Kitchin’s judgement effectively says that if we are going to accept something like a ’suitably programmed computer’ as the subject of a patent (one of the crafty drafting tactics used to gain software patents in the EU) then … [...] [...] http://involve.jisc.ac.uk/wpmu/oss-watch/2008/04/21/software-patents-follow-the-leader/Mr Justice Kitchin’s judgement effectively says that if we are going to accept something like a ’suitably programmed computer’ as the subject of a patent (one of the crafty drafting tactics used to gain software patents in the EU) then … [...]

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