Hi, At present European Law does not support the American style patenting of software technologies. However, lobbyists from large multinationals such as IBM and the Intellectual Propety experts are currently applying pressure to change all this. In response, the EuroLinux Alliance have set up an online petition at: http://petition.eurolinx.org/ where we can register our names and help fight this. To find out more go to: www.freepatents.org where the latest news can be found. Andrew
