jonbryce writes "The court of appeal in England has ruled that companies should be granted patents for "complex" software products. In this particular case, Symbian had written something that makes mobile phones run faster.
The court case has received very little attention because of the bank crisis, but it can be appealed to the House of Lords and then the European Court of Justice."
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The European Patent Convention prohibits patents on software, business methods and "mental processes," i.e. mathematical proofs. I don't know how binding it is, but that would be a good place to start.
One basis for overturning it. (Score:2)
The European Patent Convention prohibits patents on software, business methods and "mental processes," i.e. mathematical proofs. I don't know how binding it is, but that would be a good place to start.