PATENTS & SOFTWARE

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the truth NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH

NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH

3 How many of you have ever earned money from a granted patent?

How many of you have ever earned money from a granted patent?

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we love code

code

CODE LANGUAGE LITERATURE MATHEMATICS CULTURE

LANGUAGE

LITERATURE

MATHEMATICS

CULTURE

CODE NOT A MACHINE

NOT A MACHINE

THE REALITY PART 1 CODE = SOFTWARE

CODE = SOFTWARE

THE REALITY PART 2 SOFTWARE IS not PHYSICAL

SOFTWARE IS not PHYSICAL

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COPYRIGHT INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY LITERATURE SCIENTIFIC ART MUSIC DESIGN PATENTS TRADEMARKS TRADE SECRET life+70 YRS.  5 x 5 YRS. 20 YRS (+5) 10 YRS * X FORM FORM SOLUTION BRAND ******

WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SOFTWARE PATENTS?

DO I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SOFTWARE PATENTS?

FACT 1 SOFTWARE IS PATENTABLE IN THE US

SOFTWARE IS PATENTABLE IN THE US

FACT 2 SOFTWARE IS not PATENTABLE IN EP-land EPC art. 56

SOFTWARE IS not PATENTABLE IN EP-land

EPC art. 56

patent à la mac OS X patent noun |ˈpatnt| 1 a government authority to an individual or organization conferring a right or title, esp. the sole right to make, use, or sell some invention : he took out a patent for an improved steam hammer. [ORIGIN: Compare with letters patent . ] 2 short for patent leather .

patent noun |ˈpatnt| 1 a government authority to an individual or organization conferring a right or title, esp. the sole right to make, use, or sell some invention : he took out a patent for an improved steam hammer. [ORIGIN: Compare with letters patent . ] 2 short for patent leather .

patent a title issued by a governmental entity that entitles the owner to a geographically and time limited monopoly

a title issued by a governmental entity that entitles the owner to a geographically and time limited monopoly

http://www.wipo.int/freepublications/ en/patents/485/wipo_pub_485.pdf

EPC Article 52 (1) patentable inventions NEW INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION INVOLVE AN INVENTIVE STEP

NEW

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION

INVOLVE AN INVENTIVE STEP

inventive step source: http://www.wipo.int/freepublications/en/patents/485/wipo_pub_485.pdf

EPC Article 52 (2) exclusions DISCOVERIES, SCIENTIFIC THEORIES AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS AESTHETIC CREATIONS SCHEMES, RULES AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING MENTAL ACTS, PLAYING GAMES OR DOING BUSINESS, AND PROGRAMS FOR COMPUTERS

DISCOVERIES, SCIENTIFIC THEORIES AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS

AESTHETIC CREATIONS

SCHEMES, RULES AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING MENTAL ACTS, PLAYING GAMES OR DOING BUSINESS, AND PROGRAMS FOR COMPUTERS

PATENT PATHS APPLICATION EXAM GRANT ADMIN Euro-PCT RO EP CH CH CH EP CH EP PCT

COSTS 0 20'000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 Frs CH EP PCT PA, TRANSLATIONS ANNUITIES (10 YRS.) REGIONAL GRANT EXAM SEARCH DESIGNATION APPLICATION

BECAUSE EXIST ENFORCABLE PART OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN PART OF THE STATE OF THE ART

EXIST

ENFORCABLE

PART OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN

PART OF THE STATE OF THE ART

how much code is in the public domain?

Public domain Open source Publications Expired patent applications

Open source

Publications

Expired patent applications

STATE OF THE ART INCLUDES ALL PUBLICATIONS IN ANY LANGUAGE AVAILABLE UP TO THE FILING DATE

INCLUDES ALL PUBLICATIONS IN ANY LANGUAGE AVAILABLE UP TO THE FILING DATE

PATENT DATABASES http://www.delphion.com/research/ http://www.questel.orbit.com/en/index.htm DEPATIS net http://ep.espacenet.com/

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