Tim Churches wrote: > Please see below. I have converted the attachment to plain text and > included it below, as well. > > I have asked jenny how we can access a copy of the patent application - > I can see teh application details, but not the application itself in the > IP Australia Web site. How did we access it in 2004? Alas, the old GPCG > archives are no searchable - what a shame, what a loss of community memory. > > Tim C > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: FW: Email to Tim Churches and GPCG > Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 18:58:38 +1100 > From: Jenny Laffey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: 'Tim Churches' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: 'Vincent McCauley' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Dear Tim > > During 2004, you co-ordinated a lively email discussion on the GPCG list > with respect to the Pharmacy Guild patent for consumer-controlled EHR. > This patent application is still in the system and due for examination > shortly. The MSIA is planning to oppose this patent and we have compiled > this list of 'prior art' (i.e. prior to the provisional patent > application date of 14 March 2001). > > If GPCG members would like to recommend any further references that we > can include in this submission to the Patents Commissioner, we would > appreciate your input. You will notice we already used some of the > information in your email conversations in this document. Would you > mind circulating to the GPGG email list to contribute if they wish? > Apologies in advance to those GPCG participants who are also in MSIA - > they will have got this twice. MSIA will be sending this list to the > Patents Commissioner by the end of the month. > > Cheers and many thanks > > Jenny Laffey > (On behalf of MSIA Management Committee) > snip > Abstract of *WO02073456* > The invention provides a method and system for a health care provider > to obtain personal health data relating to a consumer. The system > comprises a secure repository for the storage of a consumer's personal > health data, and further comprises a template or the like enabling the > consumer to select items of personal health data that are to be shared > with a health care provider. The template also enables the consumer to > identify the health care provider, or class of health care providers, > to whom access will be provided for those selected items of personal > health data. The system authenticates the identity of health care > providers and provides access to the selected items of personal health > data of the consumer for which the authenticated health care provider > has been identified as having permission to access. The system further > allows the health care provider to record details of the consultation > in the consumer's secure repository of health data.
I think we are taking the wrong tack, Tim. If the Feds don't mind the pharmacists stealing their plans then why should we or the MSIA care. Besides think of all the money the pharmacists can get out of the Europeans and Americans once the patents goes through. It can only be good for the country, right? And anywho, it's not like we're going to try to do this sort of thing here. David _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
