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Subject: [Ksp-public] UK software patent test case
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:55:10 +0100

Hi,

The UK government will appeal against a decision to allow a pure
software patent (a Symbian patent).

Here is BBC coverage: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7307375.stm

This case will be a test case for the UK, and for Europe, since the UK
has been leading the fight over what is actually patentable or not,
the so-called "subject matter" debate.

We'll be making a UK petition and website for a campaign to support
the UKIPO's appeal (the UK patent office is the good guy!)

More news later.

-Pieter Hintjens

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Neil Williams
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