Feed The Register: Court date for challenge to 'new' patent rules (theregister.com)
UK conflict with Europe is 'absurd'
A date has been set for a hearing in the High Court to determine the legality of a patent office review of the level of protection it offers to software patents in the UK. On November 19, the High Court will hear four small UK companies argue that the patent office's refusal to accept patent claims covering disks and downloads is "absurd" and puts the UK in conflict with European patent law.