Microsoft has spoken out against the far-reaching reform of the patentenstelsel. The company aims to be in dialogue with the U.s. government to ensure that software patents in their current form continue to exist. Against such patents has been around for some time resistance.
This follows Microsoft in the footsteps of Oracle, who previously spoke out against far-reaching reforms of the American patentenstelsel, a topic that is on the agenda of president Obama. The companies try the legal status of software patents in order to keep. The subject is currently by the U.s. congress discussed. Microsoft said that ‘what’s broken needs to be repaired but we must be careful we don’t break anything to do what just works’, where the company is specifically referring to software patents.
Google wants to understand that software patents is less vague to be described. In this way, such patents be less broad in its application, something that, according to the internetgigant the innovation it promotes. Also want to Google the case that the losing party in patentzaken from now on will be obliged to pay the legal costs, something that Microsoft and Oracle agree. By the way, a losing party is typically also required to pay the costs of the proceedings.
The American patentenbureau USPTO had some time ago already know that it will work on reforms of the patentenstelsel. That decision followed many technology companies are mutually bureaucracy due to the violation of, in particular, software patents. In Europe the patenting of software less easy than in the United States.
Parties such as Google are lobbying for some time for a new patentenstelsel. That probably has to do with the fact that the internetgigant with its Android operating system, legally, is under fire. Technology companies, including Microsoft and Oracle, have attempted to file complaints due to patentschending, where both Google and makers of Android hardware in the beklaagdenbankje should appear.