Patented European webshop
All of the elements and processes indicated in the graphic below are
covered
by granted (not just requested) European Patents. Such
patents would
have been rendered enforceable by the software patent directive that the European Parliament managed to reject in 2005, thanks to the work of the FFII and partners. However their legal uncertainty have recently allowed some companies to enforce some of them. There are also new political efforts in Europe to create a special patent court (EU-EPLA) that would generate a case law favorable to software patents. We can already see some examples in the UK and Germany.
FFII will continue to fight for clear
and useful limits on patentability, so that atrocities like those shown
below will stop in Europe. If you agree with these
goals, please consider supporting our work against
European software patents.
You can also download the poster in different languages or order printed copies (email us at berlin at ffii.org).
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- Webshop: Selling things over a network using a server, client and payment processor, or using a client and a server -
EP803105,
EP738446 and
EP1016014
- Order by cell phone: Selling over a mobile phone network -
EP1090494
- Shopping cart: Electronic shopping cart -
EP807891
- [CDs] [Films] [Books]: Tabbed palettes and restrict search -
EP689133 and
EP1131752
- Picture link: Preview window -
EP537100
- Get key via sms: Sending key to decrypt bought data via mobile phone network -
EP1374189
- View film: Video streaming ("segmented video on-demand") -
EP633694
- Copy protection: Encrypt file so it can only be played on authorised devices -
EP1072143
- Credit card: Pay with credit card on the Internet -
EP779587
- Adapt pages: Generate different web page depending on detected device -
EP1320972
- Request loan: Automated loan application -
EP715740
- Secure card payment: Secure online credit/debit card payment with PIN code -
EP1218865
- Send oers: Send oers in response to request -
EP986016
- Delivery: Ship items to the correct pick-up point of the used delivery service -
EP1181655
- Support system: Support system based on answers to questions -
EP915422
- Preview chapters: Use of TV as metaphor for selecting different video fragments -
EP670652
- Image: Reduce page loading time by automatically reducing image quality -
EP992922
- Related results: Show related results if customer likes the current ones -
EP628919
- Rebate code: Allow rebate codes to be entered by customers -
EP929874
- Web-to-Print: Generation of prepress formats or printouts from low resolution templates via the Internet -
EP852359 and
EP1169848
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Original patents and concept by Ole Tange. Ladybug photo http://www.toflidium.com. Lock photo Derek Kolb. Forest photo courtesy of http://philip.greenspun.com. TV-insect photos Peter Gerwinski