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[Fsfe-france] Re: Update of Software Patents Agenda
From: |
Francois PELLEGRINI |
Subject: |
[Fsfe-france] Re: Update of Software Patents Agenda |
Date: |
Mon, 21 May 2001 13:30:10 +0200 |
Hello all,
address@hidden wrote:
> I also realize that the history timeline misses an important
> document : the one in which the European Commission says that there
> should not be software patents. Does such a document exist ? Can
> someone provide reference to it ? How is it named ? I guess it's dated
> before 1973. Or maybe it's implied by another document where the
> European Commission approves the 1973 EPC ? Or the revisde 1991 EPC ?
> Please enlight me ;-)
Easy :
http://www.epo.co.at/epo/dipl_conf/pdf/em00003a.pdf
You will note that the wording of Article 52 keeps the exclusion
of patentability for computer programmes, while version 2 of this
document,
http://www.epo.co.at/epo/dipl_conf/pdf/em00002.pdf
explicitely removes it...
Regards,
f.p.
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