Perhaps I can speak to your questions.
In terms of the ability to patent software and the ability to patent business methods, I think every country has its own set of rules when it comes to patent eligibility. Canada is no different. There have been some rules that have been put in place.
As far as RIM is concerned, a lot of what we do is built into the software. We also build tangible things that take the form of hardware, perhaps, but half of what we do is in the software. This expression that people use of patenting software and whether that is a good thing or a bad thing, in my view, is a dangerous generalization of what software can and could be. You really have to go to the particulars of each jurisdiction to see whether the system goes too far in allowing applicants to patent software-related inventions.
In the case of RIM, we're always on the lookout to protect the innovations we come up with. As far as we're concerned, the Canadian system is good in that regard, and we don't have much to say about it.
In terms of creating a database, which I thought was your other question, I believe CIPO already has a database of patents that can be consulted. Certainly it could use some improvements to make it easier to see what's in that database, to consult it and to do perhaps more detailed searches. That would certainly help. It would also help if CIPO brought their database infrastructure up to par with what is readily available from other patent offices around the world.