Alex Hudson wrote: > The article specifically mentions that they'll be looking at > patents...
Actually the article says that they will look at the impact of patents on small businesses, which might be more promising. Does any kind of patent boost competitiveness? These days, new techniques are likely to be patented in all markets simultaneously. This means that patents in Britain provide the same advantage to Britain's competitors as to Britain's own companies. (Patents in some sectors of the economy might still be justified by the fact that they boost investment overall, worldwide.) Pete _______________________________________________ Fsfe-uk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsfe-uk
