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Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, May 12 2012 @ 09:25 AM EDT |
My summary of the EU position: "Software patents are not admissible for
patent protection unless the claimed invention is patentable entirely outside of
the context of software."
In other words, simple software methods as in '104 and '520 are completely
excluded from the scope of patents in Europe, not even remotely applicable.
It's clearly a position designed to make software algorithms or methods
unpatentable, while industrial processes continue to be patentable even if
implemented with the help of software.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, May 12 2012 @ 04:38 PM EDT |
I think the rules are that the inventor has to file the
patent in his/her own country of residence first, and only
after it is granted can he/she file for an international
patent in the US or elsewhere.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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