Z:gnu-www-ja-guardian-article--6f3e58-The text says that computer-re/en

The text says that computer-related patents must make a &ldquo;technical contribution&rdquo;; the commission says that means &ldquo;no software patents&rdquo;. But &ldquo;technical&rdquo; can be interpreted in many ways. The European patent office is already registering software patents of dubious legal validity, defying the treaty that governs it and the governments that established it. Operating under those words, it will stretch them to allow all kinds of software patents.