dutch take strong stance on software-patents

[sparky]

Got a reference? 

On 16 Feb 2001, at 11:20, Tom wrote: 

> 
> the dutch parliament members have made a decision today that
> software-patents in the netherlands shall either remain banned, and
> the law be cleared up in this respect, or subject to a scrutiny that
> shall be strict enough to eliminate most of the 30,000 "garbage
> patents" (as the meeting report calls it!) currently granted by the
> european patent office.
> 
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