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Software patents is not a thing in EU.
by VorpalWay 7mo ago
Software patents is not a thing in EU.
- IshKebab 7mo agoThey absolutely are. That's a myth. But also software patents and design patents are totally different things.
- throw-qqqqq 7mo agoVery much is. "Software programs, as such" are exempt in the EPC article 52. However if the software program interacts with the world - if it has a "further technical effect" - it is patentable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patents_under_the_European_Patent_Convention#Patentability_under_European_Patent_Office_case_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patents_under_the_Eur...
- amelius 7mo agoI said design patents: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_patent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_patent