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Software Patenting

URL
http://dewy.fem.tu-ilmenau.de/CCC/22C3/audio/mp3/22C3-593-en-software_patenting.mp3
File name
22C3-593-en-software_patenting.mp3
File size
21.5 MB
MD5
636f047e17ad0554c28b9ca74bcd9584
SHA1
d0a97d684267d427b0e934b018be106a94d37162

Patent attorneys and a few large corporations advocate patent law as an appropriate protection tool for software development. Most economists, software professionals and SMEs disagree. They believe patent law does not serve market needs. This year the European Parliament rejected a 'Directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions'. However, as the European Patent Offices continues to grant them problems remain. Our expert panel with discuss further developments.

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