I received the information that the deadline was extended. You have now
time until the end of July. So if you have not yet answered because of
time constrains, please reconsider doing it now. Would be really good to
have a strong voice by the Free Software community there.
Best Regards,
Matthias
* Matthias Kirschner [2017-06-16 10:17 +0200]:
Hello everybody,
as you know the FSFE, as well as many of you, has been involved in the
software patent topic for many years. Now there is another way to get
active in this area.
Until 30 June you can participate in a survey for "CIFRA: Challenging
the ICT Patent Framework for Responsible Innovation", a project within
Horizon 2020 of the European Commission. The study is performed by Knut
Blind, who already previously did work on standardisation and patents in
Europe.
The FSFE was already involved in expert interviews for that project and
because we believe it is important to provide a diverse set of
rationales and arguments in this context, your participation will be
highly appreciated.
*Direct link* to the survey to be completed by 30 June 2017 (the results
will be made available at first to the respondents of the survey, and
then presented at a workshop on 30 October in Madrid):
https://inno.limequery.com/228186
The outline of the project:
The importance of patents for the promotion of responsible innovation
in ICT is in general acknowledged. This survey is conducted within the
framework of CIFRA: Challenging the ICT Patent Framework for
Responsible Innovation, a project within Horizon 2020 of the European
Commission.
We are aware of the various business models of the stakeholders
involved in the development and commercialisation of ICT-related
technologies and the different role ICT patents and other intellectual
property rights play. Consequently, there is no single first best
solution available. It is further acknowledged that the patent system
is an integral legal framework which is respectful of IPR meeting the
requirements of both 'innovative step' and 'novelty' – regardless of
the technology, industry or sector.
The objective of this study is to review the issues and possible
improvements related to current framework for ICT patents to promote
responsible innovation. This questionnaire is based on the review of
the literature and interviews with stakeholders from various
backgrounds. It aims to collect the opinions and attitudes of
stakeholders involved in or with the ICT sector towards the current
patent regime framework relevant for responsible innovation. Your
answers to the questions of the survey, which we interpret as your
personal opinion and not necessarily your organis ation’s official
position, will be treated with absolute confidentiality. We will only
analyse data on an aggregated level and include them in the final
report of this project to be published on the project webpage
http://cifra-h2020.eu/.
We know about your time constraints, but would deeply appreciate your
co-operation and your opinions in order to support the further
development of an innovation-friendly patent regime for ICT in the
European Union.
Please fill out the survey under <https://inno.limequery.com/228186> and
feel free to spread this e-mail with others interested in that topic.
Best Regards,
Matthias
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