I would recommend you search the web and focus your efforts on the bid by the European Parliament to put software patents into law and the strong arguments against it.
I recommend you start here: http://swpat.ffii.org/ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeremy Coulter Sent: Tuesday, 15 June 2004 1:50 p.m. To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List Subject: RE: [DUG] [OFF-TOPIC] Patent company/lawyer reference Richard, maybe you could explain why patenting software is not a good idea? I am interested to know why you say that.....but at the same time not hoping to start a flaming seasion :-D Jeremy -----Original Message----- From: "Richard Vowles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 11:16:22 +1000 Subject: RE: [DUG] [OFF-TOPIC] Patent company/lawyer reference > Or better, don't patent software at all. Its just wrong. > > Borland owns the right click and the tabbed dialog concept. Is that > sensible? > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Adrian King > Sent: Tuesday, 15 June 2004 12:03 p.m. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List > Subject: Re: [DUG] [OFF-TOPIC] Patent company/lawyer reference > > Look for a guy called Hector Cumming. He has done a lot of programming > in NZ and Oz before he went into law. > > So he should know where you are at. > > I think he is still with A. J. Park and Co. Patent Attorneys. > Their website is www.ajpark.com > > All patent fees are horrendous. Patent in NZ first is cheapest. Then > worldwide. > > > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
