• DocumentCode
    1251183
  • Title

    Patenting computer software

  • Author

    Blakemore, Fred

  • Author_Institution
    Bristows, London, UK
  • Volume
    9
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1999
  • Firstpage
    157
  • Lastpage
    160
  • Abstract
    Patents for software are obtainable on more restricted conditions in Europe than in the USA. This article looks at the conditions on which such patents are obtained and the steps that are being taken by the European Commission to change the patent law in Europe and to publicise the commercial benefit of getting patents for software.
  • Keywords
    patents; Europe; European Commission; USA; commercial benefit; computer software patenting; patent law;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering Management Journal
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0960-7919
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/em:19990401
  • Filename
    796042