Re: [Fsfe-uk] Software Patents

[Alex Hudson]

On Fri, 2004-12-17 at 20:06 +0000, P.L.Hayes wrote:
> I cannot bear even to look at that uk-parl discussion anymore so perhaps
> you Alex or someone else knows whether anyone asked the DTI/UKPO about
> their position on "program claims", as found in GB2388448 and GB2381886
> -  patents which I was going to ask Mr. Probert about (wrt to "technical
> contribution") until it became clear he would not talk about specifics
> anyway.

They have a specific line on whether or not patents that are claimed
should include a program or source; I don't think have said much about
program claims. 

I'm kind of in two minds about them myself; I see them more as being
symptomatic, if you see what I mean.

cheers,

alex.