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IBM is one of the biggest lobbyist ''for'' software patents (along with [[Microsoft]]), as can be seen in their amicus brief for the [[Briefs submitted to EPO EBA G3-08|EPO's software patent consultation]] in April 2009.
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'''IBM''' is one of the biggest lobbyist ''for'' software patents (along with [[Microsoft]]), as can be seen in their amicus brief for the [[Briefs submitted to EPO EBA G3-08|EPO's software patent consultation]] in April 2009.
  
 
IBM is however against [[business method patents]] (such as the patent at the heard of the [[in re Bilski]] case in the [[USA]]).<ref>http://business.newsfactor.com/news/-Business-Method--Patents-Reviewed/story.xhtml?story_id=003000773V1X</ref>
 
IBM is however against [[business method patents]] (such as the patent at the heard of the [[in re Bilski]] case in the [[USA]]).<ref>http://business.newsfactor.com/news/-Business-Method--Patents-Reviewed/story.xhtml?story_id=003000773V1X</ref>

Revision as of 16:38, 15 August 2009

IBM is one of the biggest lobbyist for software patents (along with Microsoft), as can be seen in their amicus brief for the EPO's software patent consultation in April 2009.

IBM is however against business method patents (such as the patent at the heard of the in re Bilski case in the USA).[1]

Selection of patents held

Patent pledges

Bilski submissions

In the 2008 Bilski case, IBM submitted a pro-swpat brief.[1]

Key people

  • Fritz Teufel, patent department head of IBM in Germany and Europe

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://business.newsfactor.com/news/-Business-Method--Patents-Reviewed/story.xhtml?story_id=003000773V1X
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