Here's some info from a <a href="http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=52025">previous thread</a> I made regarding this, back when the web strike was going on....
<a href="http://webshop.ffii.org/">
Trivial Patents</a> (all info copied from linked page)
All of the elements and processes indicated in the graphic below are covered by
granted (not just requested)
European Patents. These kinds of patents
would be rendered enforceable by the Commission's and the JURI Committee's proposal, as has been shown <a href="http://swpat.ffii.org/papers/eubsa-swpat0202/tech/index.en.html">elsewhere</a>. The <a href="http://swpat.ffii.org/papers/europarl0309/">directive as voted by the European Parliament</a> however,
makes sure these patents remain what they are today: examples of the EPO's drift towards unlimited patentability,
without any legal value whatsoever.
<a href="http://www.ffii.org/">FFII</a> will continue to fight for clear and useful limits on patentability, so that atrocities like those shown below will not make their debut in Europe. If you agree with these goals, please take a moment to <a href="http://petition.eurolinux.org/">sign the petition</a> against European software patents and to <a href="http://swpat.ffii.org/papers/europarl0309/demands/">sign our Call for Action II</a> (<a href="mailto:cpedu-help@ffii.org">mail us</a> if you want to be publicly listed there as company, scientist, professional, user group, ...). See <a href="http://swpat.ffii.org/group/todo/index.en.html">this page</a> for more things you can do to help.
1.
Webshop: Selling things over a network using a server, client and payment processor, or using a client and a server - EP803105 and EP738446
2.
Order by cell phone: Selling over a mobile phone network - EP1090494
3.
Shopping cart: Electronic shopping cart - EP807891 and EP784279
4.
[CDs] [Films] [Books]: Tabbed palettes - EP689133
5.
Picture link: Preview window - EP537100
6.
View/download film: Video data distribution through the web - EP933892
7.
View film: Video streaming ("segmented video on-demand") - EP633694
8.
MP3-format: Audio compression format, covered by numerous patents, e.g. EP287578
9.
Credit card: Pay using credit card via the Internet - EP820620 and EP779587
10.
Gift: Order a gift for someone via the Internet by providing his/her email address - EP927945 (note: the claims on the target page are less broad than the eventually granted claims in the B1 form of the patent)
11.
Request loan: Automated loan application - EP715740
12.
VISA: Digital signature in graphic to show that the shop is approved for receiving VISA payments - EP798657
13.
Send offers: Send offers in response to request - EP986016
14.
Send to vendor: Reroute incoming orders to a vendor - EP217308
15.
Support database: Network support system using databases - EP673135
16.
Preview chapters: Use of TV as metaphor for selecting different video fragments - EP670652
17.
Ladybug image: JPEG format - EP266049
18.
Related results: Show related results if customer likes the current ones - EP628919
19.
Rebate code: Allow rebate codes to be entered by customers - EP370847
20.
Burn at shop: Material reproduction of information stored at remote location - EP195098