Software and Patents in Europe

Leith, Philip

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“…The Convention on the Grant of European Patents (EPC) (EPC 2000;2007), 2 which is administered by the EPO and is a patent law applicable across most of Europe, specifies that certain things are not patentable.…”

Section: Articles 52(2) and (3) Of The Epc And The Broader Relevance mentioning

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The Patentability of Computer Programs in Europe: An Improved Interpretation of Articles 52(2) and (3) of the European Patent Convention

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Cockbain²

2009

The Journal of World Intellectual Property

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After the introduction we discuss the European Patent Convention (EPC) provisions that are relevant to the exculsion from patentability of computer programs and the broader relevance of the fact that the European Patent Office's (EPO's) Enlarged Board of Appeal has recently been requested by the EPO President to interpret these provisions. Next, we comment on the relevance of the recent EPC revision, before addressing what a computer program must be taken to mean for the purposes of the exclusion from patentability. After drawing attention to the conflict in case law that has developed in relation to the patentability of the computer programs and briefly summarizing the different approaches the EPO has taken to Article 52 of the EPC, we explain the evolution of these approaches, with particular attention to the EPO's dominant “technical character” approach. Subsequently, we address the questions put to the Enlarged Board and how they might be answered. We set out our proposal for what we believe is the approach the Enlarged Board should adopt. Since this approach might have effects beyond the field of computer programs, we show that the EPO case law outside computer programs would not be altered by our approach. Two alternative approaches are then critically addressed before setting out our conclusion.

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Section: Articles 52(2) and (3) Of The Epc And The Broader Relevance mentioning

confidence: 99%

The Patentability of Computer Programs in Europe: An Improved Interpretation of Articles 52(2) and (3) of the European Patent Convention

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Cockbain²

2009

The Journal of World Intellectual Property

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“…129 Sobre la necesidad del Derecho en categorizar y ordenar acertadamente los bienes jurídicos: (Baylos Corroza, 2009) Pág. 496 130 (i) (Leith, 2007) Pág. 168,(ii) En defensa del cloning: (Swinson, 1991) Pág.…”

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“…206. 3 Sobre las distintas formas de protección del software ensayadas internacionalmente (Entre muchos otros ): (i) (Leith, 2007) Pág. 160,(ii) (Gómez Segade, 2001) Pág 848,(iii) (Palacio Eastman, 1999) Pág.…”

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“…La globalización del accidente histórico era ya una realidad" (Negrilla y subraya fuera del texto original). 8 (i) (Leith, 2007) Pág. 159,(ii) (Calle D'Alleman, 2012) Pág.…”

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“…2310 -2311, (ii) (Buitrago, 2007) Págs. 158 -159, (iii) (Leith, 2007) Pág. 159,(iv) Narrando las dificultades iniciales de la Oficina de Derechos de Autor de Estados Unidos de América con los primeros asuntos de registro de software: (Lemley, Menell, Merges, Samuelson, & Carver, 2011) Pág.…”

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