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Desktop Software Don't rock the boat on software patents A decision on whether software inventions should be patented in Europe is nearing, pending the outcome of the European Patent Office (EPO) Enlarged Board of Appeal's consideration... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/04/30/235867/dont-rock-the-boat-on-software-patents.htm
...concerning whether computer programs can be patented. The Court has ruled that Symbian can...may allow many more computer programs to be patented. The rules governing what can be patented say that a computer program "as such" is... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/10/09/232598/court-of-appeal-makes-key-judgement-on-software-patents.htm
...confidentiality agreement, means it cannot be patented. The US takes a more flexible...computer programs, as such" cannot be patented. The courts here have also taken...widespread, belief that software cannot be patented. The UK Patent Office agrees... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2004/07/29/204085/cash-in-on-invention.htm
...libraries of patents, are calling on the EU to establish US-style patent laws allowing so-called business methods to be patented. The patents directive has already made its way through the European Parliament and the Committee on Legal Affairs... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2003/09/02/196951/european-parliament-delays-software-patent-vote.htm
...be outlawed, while large businesses push for a US-style approach that allows for so-called business methods to be patented. Though the letter praised the parliament for its efforts to establish a consistent patent framework, the economists... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2003/08/28/196788/eu-software-patent-plan-draws-fire.htm
...libraries of patents want the EU to follow the route the US has taken, by allowing so-called business methods to be patented. They also want to be able to protect standalone software packages that have no direct link with an external machine... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2003/07/01/195667/eu-postpones-software-patent-law-review.htm
...companies adopt, and what can be patented? What is most important is...kept (even where these are not to be patented or exploited), and then deciding...inconsistent decisions on what can be patented, but the decisions of the European... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/03/04/222247/UK-firms-losing-out-on-software-patents.htm
...It states that software cannot be patented if it does no more than operate in a computer. To be patented, software has to have a "technical...allows a wide range of software to be patented. In the US, suppliers have obtained... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2005/01/27/207929/Patent-directive-could-mean-less-software-choice-and-more-red-tape-for-IT.htm
...proposal heavily to ensure that computer programs could not be patented. These modifications proved so controversial with the...undefined, the text does not make clear what may or may not be patented. Many companies are already taking out European patents... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2004/05/20/202570/European-Council-approves-39controversial39-software-patent-draft.htm
...new ideas NevilleCordell_150 Software can still be patented as long as certain conditions are met As more processes...and vague and confused in setting out what software can be patented. Proponents countered that it would allow European... http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2005/07/26/211034/european-no-to-software-patent-directive-leaves-doors-open-to-protection-of-new.htm

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...Federal Circuit ruled that the hedging method could not be patented because it was not tied to a machine and did not...November 10, 2009 Whether a unique business method can be patented is at the heart of the controversial Bilski case the... http://www.crmbuyer.com/rsstory/68726.html
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