UK Patent Office Casts Doubt On Impact of Online Piracy

The UK Patent Office, which co-ordinates the activities of the police, trading standards and Customs & Excise in this, says online piracy is unlikely to emerge as a priority area for the next few years.

This appears to be at odds with the public positions of the music, games and software sectors, which have made much of the threat posed by the online distribution of counterfeit versions of their products.

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