FFII and IP Justice file Bilski Amicus Brief to the U.S. Supreme Court http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-187043/ffii-and-ip-justice-file-bilski-amicus-brief-to-the-u-s-supr Posts in the discussion thread "FFII and IP Justice file Bilski Amicus Brief to the U.S. Supreme Court" - The Foundation for a Free Informational Infrastructure (FFII) and IP Justice filed an Amicus Curiae Brief to the U.S. Supreme Court. The case Bilski v. Kappos is expected to become a landmark ruling on the future of the U.S. patent system. The joint Brief explains the interlink of software and business methods, and points out alternatives to the so called Machine-or-Transformation test used for categorizing patents. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:45:45 +0000 http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-187043#post-935215 Re: FFII and IP Justice file Bilski Amicus Brief to the U.S. Supreme Court http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-187043/ffii-and-ip-justice-file-bilski-amicus-brief-to-the-u-s-supr#post-935215 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 18:00:50 +0000 candev 632207 Mm, not sure about Europe being so cavalier towards US patents.

Maybe thats a purely Swedish prespective, certainly doeant apply in the UK
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]]> http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-187043#post-603292 FFII and IP Justice file Bilski Amicus Brief to the U.S. Supreme Court http://www.digitalmajority.org/forum/t-187043/ffii-and-ip-justice-file-bilski-amicus-brief-to-the-u-s-supr#post-603292 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:14:29 +0000 zoobab 2946 Washington DC, 6 October 2009 — The Foundation for a Free Informational Infrastructure (FFII) and IP Justice filed an Amicus Curiae Brief to the U.S. Supreme Court. The case Bilski v. Kappos is expected to become a landmark ruling on the future of the U.S. patent system. The joint Brief explains the interlink of software and business methods, and points out alternatives to the so called Machine-or-Transformation test used for categorizing patents.

Bilski v. Kappos, currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, is considered the single most important decision worldwide on the issue of patents on business methods, software and algorithms since the rejection of the Software Patents Directive by the European Parliament.

"In Europe there still exists a myth of 'anything goes' as far as patentability in the US is concerned, although the Supreme Court has laid down rather strict rules on what is eligible subject matter - and what is not." says Laura Creighton, a Swedish entrepreneur.

"Software literally consists of abstract ideas", explains Dr. Peter Gerwinski from the FFII Bilski Working Group. "We have asked the Supreme Court to consider some practical realities and to formulate a test that preserves the traditional exclusion of abstract ideas from the field of patentable material."

FFII Secretary André Rebentisch highlights the transatlantic significance: "It is a delicate challenge of the U.S. Supreme Court: to find an applicable tests for patent examination of business methods. We lack a definite yardstick, a 'quadrature of the patent'. We cannot wait to see the Supreme Court's approach because it will shape the international harmonization debate."

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The Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII) e. V. is a charitable association registered in Munich, Germany which is dedicated to the spread of data processing literacy. It funds the development of public information works based on copyright, free competition and open standards. The FFII attained broad international recognition for its phrontistery role in the European debate on a software patent directive (2002-2005) and software-related patent reform.

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