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+ | '''Germany''' is part of the [[European Union]], is a signatory of the [[European Patent Convention]], and has significant [[case law in Germany|case law]] regarding [[software patents]]. | ||
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− | + | :''(See: [[Case law in Germany]])'' | |
− | + | Germany has a mixed history of rejecting and, more recently, upholding software patents. Germany is a signatory of the [[European Patent Convention]], so this case law will be influential in most of Europe. In 2010, the Germany High Court (BGH) upheld a patent on an [[XML patents|XML]] document formatting system (case [[Xa ZB 20/08 (2010, April, Germany)|Xa ZB 20/08]]) and one of [[Microsoft's FAT patents]] (case [[X ZR 27/07 (2010, April, Germany)|X ZR 27/07]]). | |
==Legislation== | ==Legislation== | ||
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(4) Absatz 3 steht der Patentfähigkeit nur insoweit entgegen, als für die genannten Gegenstände oder Tätigkeiten als solche Schutz begehrt wird. | (4) Absatz 3 steht der Patentfähigkeit nur insoweit entgegen, als für die genannten Gegenstände oder Tätigkeiten als solche Schutz begehrt wird. | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
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+ | Possibly of interest is {{translate de|url=http://volltextservice.luchterhand.de/display.php?volltextid=4K481004|title=German court ruling "7 O 145/09"}} which discusses Sec. 15 para 3 and Sec. 140a para 3 of the German Patent Act, with info related to covenants not to sue. | ||
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+ | ==Related pages on {{SITENAME}}== | ||
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+ | * [[Case law in Germany]] | ||
+ | ** [[Controllable forces of nature]] - a test, based on German rulings | ||
+ | * [[German patent courts and appeals]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* http://www.dpma.de - Germany's patent office | * http://www.dpma.de - Germany's patent office | ||
+ | * {{translate de|url=http://www.patentfrei.de/|title=PatentFrei (anti-swpat group, still active in 2010)}} | ||
* [http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=240205 Software Patents in Germany], Stefan Bechtold, July 2000 | * [http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=240205 Software Patents in Germany], Stefan Bechtold, July 2000 | ||
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* [http://www.bmbf.de/pub/innovationsverhalten_sw-entwicklungsunternehmen.pdf German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)] | * [http://www.bmbf.de/pub/innovationsverhalten_sw-entwicklungsunternehmen.pdf German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)] | ||
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* [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/07/patent_crackdown_at_cebit/ 180 German police perform raid regarding software patents] | * [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/07/patent_crackdown_at_cebit/ 180 German police perform raid regarding software patents] | ||
* [http://eupat.ffii.org/gasnu/de/index.en.html FFII's page on swpats in Germany] | * [http://eupat.ffii.org/gasnu/de/index.en.html FFII's page on swpats in Germany] | ||
* http://www.esr-pollmeier.de/swpat/intro.html | * http://www.esr-pollmeier.de/swpat/intro.html | ||
* http://www.patentfrei.de/ | * http://www.patentfrei.de/ | ||
− | * [http://www.internationallawoffice.com/Newsletters/detail.aspx?g=abc44bef-50b0-4b0b-8c70-a28d7fa5502a Industry Standards and the Competition Law Defence Acting Like a 'True Licensee'] - about the [[competition law | + | * [http://www.internationallawoffice.com/Newsletters/detail.aspx?g=abc44bef-50b0-4b0b-8c70-a28d7fa5502a Industry Standards and the Competition Law Defence Acting Like a 'True Licensee'] - about the [[competition law defence]] |
* [http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=240205 Software Patents in Germany - Current Developments], by Stefan Bechtold, July 2000 | * [http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=240205 Software Patents in Germany - Current Developments], by Stefan Bechtold, July 2000 | ||
+ | * [http://www.eplawpatentblog.com/eplaw/2010/10/de-covenant-not-to-sue.html Covenant not to sue <nowiki>[in German law]</nowiki>], 6 Oct 2010, '''EPLAW patent blog''' | ||
+ | ** Which discusses {{translate de|url=http://volltextservice.luchterhand.de/display.php?volltextid=4K481004|title=German court ruling "7 O 145/09" on the difference between a "covenant not to sue" and a "licence"}} | ||
+ | * [http://www.bundeskartellamt.de/wEnglisch/News/press/2011_04_20.php Bundeskartellamt clears CPTN joint venture for acquisition of Novell patents], 20 Apr 2011, '''Federal Cartel Office''' | ||
+ | * {{translate de|url=http://www.ipwiki.de/patentrecht:softwarepatente|title=ipwiki.de/patentrecht:softwarepatente}} | ||
+ | * {{translate de|url=http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softwarepatent#Deutschland|title=de.wikipedia: Softwarepatent#Deutschland}} | ||
+ | * {{translate de|url=http://www.swpat.info/|title=www.swpat.info}} | ||
+ | * {{translate de|url=http://blog.prevalent.de/?p=32|title=T-Mobile SPAM Patent ruled invalid}} - but it took five years! | ||
+ | * [http://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org/en/information/news/german-parliament-prohibits-patents-plants-and-animals-conventional-breeding German Parliament prohibits patents on plants and animals from conventional breeding], 27 June 2013, '''no-patents-on-seeds.org''' | ||
===[[FFII]] pages=== | ===[[FFII]] pages=== | ||
* [http://eupat.ffii.org/papers/bgh-dispo76/ FFII page about a 1976 BGH decision], which also has a handful of other good links near the top | * [http://eupat.ffii.org/papers/bgh-dispo76/ FFII page about a 1976 BGH decision], which also has a handful of other good links near the top | ||
− | * {{ | + | * {{translate de|url=http://eupat.ffii.org/papers/bpatg17-suche02/index.de.html|title=FFII page about the 2002 ruling with "forces of nature"}} |
− | * {{ | + | * {{translate de|url=http://www.ffii.de/wiki/FallVistaPrint|title=FFII wiki about the Vistaprint case}} |
− | * {{ | + | * {{translate de|url=http://www.ffii.de/wiki/Urteile|title=FFII wiki listing software patent cases, most in German courts}} |
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[[Category:Germany]] | [[Category:Germany]] | ||
[[Category:Countries and regions]] | [[Category:Countries and regions]] | ||
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[[Category:EPC signatories with relevant subject matter case law|Germany, Case law in]] | [[Category:EPC signatories with relevant subject matter case law|Germany, Case law in]] | ||
+ | [[Category:European Union member states]] | ||
+ | [[Category:European Patent Convention signatories]] |
Revision as of 17:45, 1 September 2013
- May 2013: see German parliament petition against software patents
Germany is part of the European Union, is a signatory of the European Patent Convention, and has significant case law regarding software patents.
Case law
- (See: Case law in Germany)
Germany has a mixed history of rejecting and, more recently, upholding software patents. Germany is a signatory of the European Patent Convention, so this case law will be influential in most of Europe. In 2010, the Germany High Court (BGH) upheld a patent on an XML document formatting system (case Xa ZB 20/08) and one of Microsoft's FAT patents (case X ZR 27/07).
Legislation
Patentable subject matter is defined by the below quoted part of this law: German original: Bekanntmachung der Neufassung des Patentgesetzes, Vom 16. Dezember 1980 (English translations[?]: Google, bing translator)
(3) Als Erfindungen im Sinne des Absatzes 1 werden insbesondere nicht angesehen:
- 1. Entdeckungen sowie wissenschaftliche Theorien und mathematische Methoden;
- 2. ästhetische Formschöpfungen;
- 3. Pläne, Regeln und Verfahren für gedankliche Tätigkeiten, für Spiele oder für geschäftliche Tätigkeiten sowie Programme für Datenverarbeitungsanlagen;
- 4. die Wiedergabe von Informationen.
(4) Absatz 3 steht der Patentfähigkeit nur insoweit entgegen, als für die genannten Gegenstände oder Tätigkeiten als solche Schutz begehrt wird.
Possibly of interest is German original: German court ruling "7 O 145/09" (English translations[?]: Google, bing translator) which discusses Sec. 15 para 3 and Sec. 140a para 3 of the German Patent Act, with info related to covenants not to sue.
Related pages on ESP Wiki
- Case law in Germany
- Controllable forces of nature - a test, based on German rulings
- German patent courts and appeals
External links
- http://www.dpma.de - Germany's patent office
- German original: PatentFrei (anti-swpat group, still active in 2010) (English translations[?]: Google, bing translator)
- Software Patents in Germany, Stefan Bechtold, July 2000
- German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
- 180 German police perform raid regarding software patents
- FFII's page on swpats in Germany
- http://www.esr-pollmeier.de/swpat/intro.html
- http://www.patentfrei.de/
- Industry Standards and the Competition Law Defence Acting Like a 'True Licensee' - about the competition law defence
- Software Patents in Germany - Current Developments, by Stefan Bechtold, July 2000
- Covenant not to sue [in German law], 6 Oct 2010, EPLAW patent blog
- Which discusses German original: German court ruling "7 O 145/09" on the difference between a "covenant not to sue" and a "licence" (English translations[?]: Google, bing translator)
- Bundeskartellamt clears CPTN joint venture for acquisition of Novell patents, 20 Apr 2011, Federal Cartel Office
- German original: ipwiki.de/patentrecht:softwarepatente (English translations[?]: Google, bing translator)
- German original: de.wikipedia: Softwarepatent#Deutschland (English translations[?]: Google, bing translator)
- German original: www.swpat.info (English translations[?]: Google, bing translator)
- German original: T-Mobile SPAM Patent ruled invalid (English translations[?]: Google, bing translator) - but it took five years!
- German Parliament prohibits patents on plants and animals from conventional breeding, 27 June 2013, no-patents-on-seeds.org
FFII pages
- FFII page about a 1976 BGH decision, which also has a handful of other good links near the top
- German original: FFII page about the 2002 ruling with "forces of nature" (English translations[?]: Google, bing translator)
- German original: FFII wiki about the Vistaprint case (English translations[?]: Google, bing translator)
- German original: FFII wiki listing software patent cases, most in German courts (English translations[?]: Google, bing translator)