>(Note in this UK case which side of the argument in court a patent holder sits)< Well spotted, Valerie. It is interesting how people's careers can take them to destinations which seem quite different from the place they started.... by the way, I take no credit for the outcome in the case -- I was not involved except in the most marginal way. Our law here (which we regard as weak and imperfect, for a variety of reasons, such as the fact that it does not cover bottles and teats, and because it left the monitoring function with trading standards -- who up until now (thank you Birmingham Trading Standards!) had not seemed very enthusiastic about responding to complaints. I complained about a series of ads in 1998 and the complaint was not acted upon) is notthe strongest but it is so wonderful to see it actually upheld. We also have an interagency group which brings together disparate actors (eg the 'trade unions' for the midwives, health visitors, and the four volunteer breastfeeding organisations, along with Baby Milk Action) to work on strengthening our law. See http://www.babyfeedinglawgroup.org.uk/ this is a fairly new site, and we hope that we will soon be promoting the monitoring function. (Note: the text of the UK law is available on the site). Magda Sachs Breastfeeding Supporter, BfN, The Breastfeeding Network http://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.504 / Virus Database: 302 - Release Date: 24/07/2003 *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html