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Article: SMEs Challenge Patent Office Over "Absurd" Software Policy.
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- PR Newswire Europe
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- May 17, 2007
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LONDON, May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of five small hi-tech companies are taking on the UK Patent Office at a hearing today challenging a change in Patent Office policy on the protection of computer implemented inventions.
The five companies, Astron Clinica Limited, Cyan Holdings Plc, Inrotis Technologies Limited, Software 2000 Limited and Surf Kitchen Inc have all developed technology which the Patent Office accepts is patentable. The companies' inventions range from skin imaging and printer drivers through to drug discovery, telecoms and micro-controllers which reflects the diversity of the companies involved. The only thing which links the inventions is ...