Software patent are often put in as Business Method Patents which currently is accepted in Australia and the USA but is not settled law.
Europe will not accept software or business method patents - however patents are often submitted for software under the guise of something different - for example, "... software and business methods patents are not available in Europe, no fewer than 30,000 such patents have been granted at the European Patent Office (EPO)" http://www.buildingipvalue.com/05_XB/064_067.htm Just a thought Thanks again 1 Place www.1place.com.au http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/ilaw/mexico_2006_module_7_obmp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_method_patent On Aug 5, 11:02 am, Owen Thomas <owen.paul.tho...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Rob. > > 2009/8/5 Rob Manson <rob...@mobusiness.com.au> > > > software patents are a silly idea. > > Sorry, I couldn't help quoting you out of context here, but this > consideration did cross my mind before I registered my patent. > > This is my view: I only know that registering a patent on a system that may > primarily be realised through software (as I have done) is on the nose. > However, I believe I have a concept that is sufficiently different to > anything that, as far as I have been able to tell, anyone else has come up > with. > > So I ask myself this: with the knowledge of a stigma around the notion of > software patents, what other ways are there for me to prevent (as far as I > can) my idea from being exploited by someone else? Being that I don't have > deep legal knowledge of software licenses, nor do I know of any other way to > claim ownership of what I believe is something both novel and inventive, I > am compelled to register a patent. > > Otherwise, I see no particular value for little ol' me, and I won't invest > the effort to develop my concept. > > Owen. > > --www.cliquespace.net > Clique Space(TM) Facebook > Group:http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=81335296379 > Owen's Garden of Thought:http://owenpaulthomas.blogspot.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://tr.im/ujKF No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself: http://tr.im/ujMm To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
