Re: [Fsfe-uk] Upcoming swpat ruling in UK?

[Alex Hudson]

On Fri, 2007-11-16 at 14:50 +0000, Ciaran O'Riordan wrote:
> http://www.clickpress.com/releases/Detailed/51789005cp.shtml
> 
> The article kinda fudges the details, but it looks like four companies are
> complaining to the UK High Court about the UKPTO rejecting software
> patents.

The IP Kat as usual has pretty decent commentary:

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2007/11/high-court-to-hear-software-patents.html

The notion of the High Court overturning the judgement of the (higher)
Court of Appeal does seem fanciful, but there is still a strong logical
argument to be made about form and substance of patent claims which
hasn't fully played out over here.

Cheers,

Alex.