10 reasons why the Govt should support SOP 123
Here are the top 10 reasons why the Government should support SOP 123 to replace the problematic “as such” proviso in the Patents Bill: 1. The current “as such” wording fails to exclude software...
View ArticleTwo more experts say “as such” reverses software patent exclusion
Two more intellectual property experts have said that the addition of the “as such” proviso to the Patents Bill reverses the exclusion of software patents that the Government claims the Bill achieves....
View ArticleMore uncertainty on the “as such” Patents Bill
Commerce Minister Craig Foss has further highlighted the uncertainty caused by the “as such” amendment to the Patents Bill with these comments in a letter dated 19 September 2012: The purpose of the...
View ArticleSoftware patents in the news
Software patents have been all over the news recently both in New Zealand and abroad. Here’s a selection: The patent, used as a sword Mr. Phillips and Vlingo are among the thousands of executives and...
View ArticleMinister finally admits Patents Bill “as such” is unclear
Commerce Minister Craig Foss has admitted that his purportedly clear “as such” amendment to the software patent exclusion in the Patents Bill actually isn’t so clear after all. In a letter to me dated...
View ArticleFoss: Patents Bill could allow “hundreds of software patents”
Commerce Minister Craig Foss says that “hundreds of software patents” are likely to fall within the “grey area” he has introduced into the Patents Bill, according to a new letter from the Minister....
View ArticleSilicon Valley’s demand for Obama’s second term: abolish software patents
Vivek Wadhwa, a technology entrepreneur and academic, writes in the Washington Post about what Silicon Valley tech firms – major Obama donors – want from President Barack Obama’s second term. Number 5...
View ArticleSoftware Patents: 10 questions for the Minister
The Patents Bill is now hovering near the top of the Order Paper, and looks set to be voted on in coming weeks. While most of the new law is a Good Thing™, unfortunately the Government continues to...
View ArticleHas Craig Foss come good on software patents?
Following much self-inflicted confusion caused by his last-minute “as such” amendment to the Patents Bill, there are now signs that Commerce Minister Craig Foss may finally heed the calls of New...
View ArticleUniversal support for exclusion of software patents
Yesterday the Government announced a final amendment to the Patents Bill intended to clarify that software is not patentable. This now looks set to be supported by all political parties, meaning that...
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