Software and Patents in Europe - Brossura

Leith, Philip

 
9780521329620: Software and Patents in Europe

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This text advocates revisions to the existing system for patenting software in Europe.

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Descrizione del libro

By repackaging software as a 'device', patent attorneys have succeeded in getting protection for their clients. This text argues that this approach by the Patent Offices makes it difficult for competitors to assess what has been protected. If software is being protected, it should be examined and assessed as such.

Contenuti

Introduction; 1. Software as machine; 2. Software as software; 3. Policy arguments; 4. Software patent examination; 5. Holding the line: algorithms, business methods and other computing ogres; 6. The third way: between patent and copyright?; 7. Conclusion: dealing with and harmonising 'radical' technologies.

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9780521868396: Software and Patents in Europe

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0521868394 ISBN 13:  9780521868396
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2007
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