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UK software developers win more rights

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09-Oct-2008
        
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Court of Appeal overturns Intellectual Property Office decision on Symbian Written by Rosalie Marshall Computing, 09 Oct 2008 UK software developers will now have more rights over their projects following a ruling by the Court of Appeal which has brought the UK's approach to software patents in line with the rest of Europe. UK software developers had experienced more difficulty than other manufacturers in securing exclusive rights over innovations owing to the UK Intellectual Property Office's (IPO) interpretation of the law on software patents being more narrow than that of the European Patent Office (EPO). But the new... [read full story]                    

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Court ruling strengthens patent protection for UK software

timesonline.co.uk
08-Oct-2008
        

Technology companies will find it easier to safeguard their innovations in the UK after a court ruled that software should receive wider patent protection. The Court of Appeal said today that complex software such as programmes...

                   

Patents: the basics

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08-Oct-2008
        

What is a patent? Legislation and Jurisdiction The current legislation relating to patents consists primarily of the Patents Acts 1949 and 1977, the principal Act being the Patents Act 1977, itself amended and supplemented by...