InventionsWithoutInventors课件.pptVIP

Program-Created Inventions:Software Patentability and Beyond The Software Patent Controversy Is software patentable subject matter? Current legal answer: qualified “yes” At least two parts to question: What is software? Should it be patentable? Arguments persist about both (1) and (2) The Argument from Intangibility Software is argued to be intangible because: Programs are procedures, algorithms, ideas, mental processes, or mathematical constructs, all of which are intangible Programs are embodied in electrical signals, which are intangible Why Does Tangibility Matter? Patent law protects pra