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The European Patent Office and its Approach to 'Software Patents' including some comparative Comments on the German PTO's Practice

Visae Patentes | 24. Januar 2012 — ... it, merely because some feature appears in the claim does not automatically ... applicants of software inventions. Thus, in this particular question, Europe appears ... and other important patent jurisdictions in the world. German Practice and ... considered established. Even though the Ger…

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BGH X ZR 121/09 Confirms New German Approach To Examination of Software Inventions

Visae Patentes | 23. Juli 2011 — In a new article titled "German Federal Court of Justice Confirms New German Approach To Software Patent Examination (BGH X ZR 121/09)" on the ksnh::law blog, I discuss the decission X ZR 121/09 ("Webseitenanzeige") of the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) confirming the "new" German approach t…

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Federal Court of Justice Confirms Turnaround Towards EPA Patentability Approach (X ZR 47/07)

Visae Patentes | 18. März 2011 — ... map, comprising selection means for selecting, in dependence of a position (c) ... instantaneous motion of the vehicle, characterized in that for an earthbound vehicle ... , since calculating a perspective display in real-time requires technical resources ... technical problem by technic…

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A Teaching Embedded in a Technical Apparatus Exhibits
A Teaching Embedded in a Technical Apparatus Exhibits "Technicality" (Federal Court of Justice Xa ZR 4/07 )

Visae Patentes | 24. November 2010 — ... Xa ZB 20/08 ("Dynamische Dokumentengenerierung") in favour of patentability of a ... (30) determining the energy distribution in the material of the shaped ... reference model, for determining deviations in glass distributions and causes leading ... ), the plaintiff (and accused infringer …

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Patentability Issues in the Annual Report 2009 of German Federal Patents Court

Visae Patentes | 25. Oktober 2010 —The Annual Report 2009 of the German Federal Patent Court (Bundespatentgericht) has just been published. It covers the Court's most important rulings of 2009 regarding patents, utility models, designs and trademarks, as well as an overview of its business situation. The (shortened) English version o…

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Patentability Issues in the Annual Report 2009 of German Federal Patents Court
Patentability Issues in the Annual Report 2009 of German Federal Patents Court

Visae Patentes | 25. Oktober 2010 — ... tends to be more liberal - especially in its latest decisions - and quite ... claimed subject-matter which is technical in nature, implementable and repeatable, and ... Ni 30/07) summarised these questions in connection with a “procedure to ... data network with users’ computers” claimed in …

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New Zealand Allows Patents on
New Zealand Allows Patents on "Embedded Software" but Fails to Provide a Definition

Visae Patentes | 8. August 2010 — ... that the decision damages investments in New Zealand's software development ... the Minister that companies investing in inventions involving "embedded" computer programs ... here and here). Apparently, like in other juristictions before, also the ... rejected based on these guidelines. I…

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Decision Xa ZB 20/08 of Federal Court of Justice (BGH) on Software-Implemented Invention Controversially Discussed

Visae Patentes | 30. Mai 2010 — ... a client and is preferably configured in an "embedded system" architecture. Requirement ... the particular implementation of the invention in a software-hardware system, and ... relevant for software-implemented inventions in general, the main difference is ... see far more software patents…

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Microsoft's controversal FAT patent upheld by German Federal Court of Justice
Microsoft's controversal FAT patent upheld by German Federal Court of Justice

Visae Patentes | 24. April 2010 — ... activated depending on the operation system. In the first-instance nullity proceedings, ... by exactly utilising the claimed method. In the appeal instance, however, the ... ZB 22/07 („Steuerung für Untersuchungsmodalitäten“) in January 2009, which relates to patenting of software-implemente…

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