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{{Infobox|country-region-todo}}'''Isreal''''s patent office opened a consultation on [[software patents]] in November 2009. The deadline for submissions is 15 February 2010. | {{Infobox|country-region-todo}}'''Isreal''''s patent office opened a consultation on [[software patents]] in November 2009. The deadline for submissions is 15 February 2010. | ||
| + | ==Legislation== | ||
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| + | Section 3 of the Israeli Patents Law defines what types of innovations are [[patentable subject matter]]. | ||
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| + | ==Recent past== | ||
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| + | In September 2006, the Commissioner of Patents in Israel invalidated a patent titled "''Method of Promoting the Sale of Goods and/or Services''". | ||
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| + | A document dated May 2008[http://www.rctm.co.il/wps/IcmmUploads/files/Methodofdoingbusiness.pdf] mentions the following events: | ||
| + | * A year and a half ago (thus around December 2006), there was an important a decision by the . The document seems to say that this decision changed Israeli Patent Office's (IPO) policy and stopped the granting of [[software patents]] and [[business method patents]]. | ||
| + | * Following "a debate in a public forum", the IPO is now allowing (some? all?) software patents, but is still not granting business method patents. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 18:13, 11 November 2009
country-region-todo
Isreal's patent office opened a consultation on software patents in November 2009. The deadline for submissions is 15 February 2010.
Legislation
Section 3 of the Israeli Patents Law defines what types of innovations are patentable subject matter.
Recent past
In September 2006, the Commissioner of Patents in Israel invalidated a patent titled "Method of Promoting the Sale of Goods and/or Services".
A document dated May 2008[1] mentions the following events:
- A year and a half ago (thus around December 2006), there was an important a decision by the . The document seems to say that this decision changed Israeli Patent Office's (IPO) policy and stopped the granting of software patents and business method patents.
- Following "a debate in a public forum", the IPO is now allowing (some? all?) software patents, but is still not granting business method patents.
