We all know that a patent application can be a significant asset to a company and its valuation. However, too many companies mistakenly believe that all software is not patentable. As a result, they ...

To listen to the critics of software patents you would never know that software has been patented in the United States— ever. Notwithstanding, software patents have a very long history in the United ...

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Imagine you have developed a groundbreaking product that is going to revolutionize your industry. You do not want your competitors to copy the product. At the very least, you want them to pay you ...

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This article is a revised and updated version of an earlier article titled “Patent Protection for Entertainment Software Inventions” published on November 29, 2022. Innovators seeking patent ...

The new MOPOP amendments establish that software and business method patent applications are patentable if they meet certain criteria. Specifically, such inventions may be protected by a patent where ...

The European Commission yesterday unveiled a controversial proposal for a harmonized law on software patents that is less encompassing than laws in the U.S. and Japan. The proposed law, which would ...

In move to support open-source software development, Computer Associates International Inc. today announced that technologies covered by 14 of its U.S. patents are being made available to individuals ...

A group of high-ranking scientists is petitioning the European Parliament to prevent the patenting of algorithms and software ideas, the latest twist in the European Commission's attempts to create a ...