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Not in EU. Such a patent is invalid, but if they managed to get it approved by the EU patent bureau (which is known for accepting such baseless claims) then the
by Iv 10y ago
Not in EU. Such a patent is invalid, but if they managed to get it approved by the EU patent bureau (which is known for accepting such baseless claims) then they have a patent that needs a court action to be invalidated. In the meantime, it is assumed to be valid.
- pkaye 10y agoBut it seems to be an EU patent based on this link (on the Wikipedia page) https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?CC=EP&NR=1177529&KC=&FT=E&locale=en_EP https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?CC...
- Iv 10y agoYes, this patent is supposed valid but any court would invalidate it. The EU patent bureau has produced a lot of these "method and apparatus". Turns out that one can't patent algorithms, but one can patent the machine composed of a computer running such an algorithm. It is a known loophole and I don't think any of these patents hold up in court. Actually, I am not even sure that they can enforce anything against a software company with this patent. Someone who distributes a software does not produce an "apparatus" so I am not sure if they can even launch a procedure based on that patent.