Abstract
This article investigates whether European patent law, which is in essence technology neutral, is applied in a specific way to software. It finds that there is a strong domain specificity, which has mainly been caused by differentiated application of the exclusions from patentability. To elucidate this differentiation, the article introduces the concepts of absolute and abstraction exclusions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 29-42 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Communications Law - Journal of Computer, Media and Telecommunications Law |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Keywords
- software patent
- patentability
- EPC