Comments on: Patents Roundup: Symbian Derails UKIPO, Monopolists Try to Ruin Indian Law http://techrights.org/2008/10/09/symbian-breaks-ukipo/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: AlexH http://techrights.org/2008/10/09/symbian-breaks-ukipo/comment-page-1/#comment-26584 AlexH Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:39:36 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/10/09/symbian-breaks-ukipo/#comment-26584 It's safe to say that this issue isn't over yet :( It’s safe to say that this issue isn’t over yet :(

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2008/10/09/symbian-breaks-ukipo/comment-page-1/#comment-26581 Roy Schestowitz Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:29:42 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/10/09/symbian-breaks-ukipo/#comment-26581 Yes, I spotted your comment in IPKat about the judge being bamboozled. Yes, I spotted your comment in IPKat about the judge being bamboozled.

]]> By: AlexH http://techrights.org/2008/10/09/symbian-breaks-ukipo/comment-page-1/#comment-26564 AlexH Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:21:12 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/10/09/symbian-breaks-ukipo/#comment-26564 The Symbian decision isn't a good one, but it's probably not as bad as you describe: certainly, it seems the UK is still out of step with Europe on this. The original UKIPO decision against Symbian was actually extemely good; and took the UK a good couple of steps forward. The appeal from Symbian is a set back, but we're still less software patent friendly than many other countries. Symbian basically got through on a technicality: they convinced a Judge their DLL system was more reliable. It's plainly not, but they managed that. Other patenters are going to find it difficult to make use of the same loophole. The Symbian decision isn’t a good one, but it’s probably not as bad as you describe: certainly, it seems the UK is still out of step with Europe on this.

The original UKIPO decision against Symbian was actually extemely good; and took the UK a good couple of steps forward. The appeal from Symbian is a set back, but we’re still less software patent friendly than many other countries.

Symbian basically got through on a technicality: they convinced a Judge their DLL system was more reliable. It’s plainly not, but they managed that. Other patenters are going to find it difficult to make use of the same loophole.

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