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| − | '''Sweden''' is part of the [[European Union]] and is a signatory of the [[European Patent Convention]].
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| − | The Swedish government, during its 2009 presidency of the [[European Union]] pushed hard (without success) in 2009 to get agreement on the [[United Patent Litigation System]].
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| − | In 2003, the Swedish government lobbied for [[software patents]], criticising the [[European Parliament]] for amending the [[EU software patents directive]].<ref>http://eupat.ffii.org/log/04/sver0116/index.en.html</ref>
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| − | ==Legislation==
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| − | Sweden is a signatory to the [[European Patent Convention]].
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| − | ===Statutory law=== | |
| − | The ''Patents Act'' (1967:837) defines the exclusive rights available for the exploitation of inventions in Sweden.
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| − | * [http://www.wipo.int/clea/en/text_html.jsp?lang=EN&id=3653 Patents Act] (1994 consolidated version)
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| − | ==Courts system==
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| − | Applications for patents are filed with the Swedish ''Patent and Registration Office'' (''Patent- och registreringsverket'', PRV).
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| − | Decisions by the PRV may be appealed against to the ''Court of Patent Appeals'' (''Patentbesvärsrätten'', PBR).<ref>http://www.pbr.se/english.htm</ref>
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| − | Decisions by the PBR may be appealed against to the ''Supreme Administrative Court'' of Sweden (''Regeringsrätten'', RR).
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| − | ===Case law===
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| − | There is no known [[case law]] regarding software patents in Sweden.
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| − | ==People and companies from Sweden==
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| − | * Jonas Bosson ([http://bosson.blogspot.com/ anti-swpat blog]), company manager and prominent member of [[FFII]]
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| − | * [[Erik Josefsson on software patents|Erik Josefsson]], prominent FFII lobbyist, also associated with the [[Pirate Party]]
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| − | * [[Ericsson]], telecommunications company that lobbied for software patents<ref>http://eupat.ffii.org/log/03/telcos1107/index.en.html</ref>
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| − | ==External links==
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| − | * [http://www.prv.se/In-English/ Sweden's Patent and Registration Office]
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| − | * [http://eupat.ffii.org/gasnu/se/index.en.html Software Patents in Sweden], from [[FFII]]'s website
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| − | * [http://wiki.ffii.org/SwpatseEn Another FFII page about Sweden]
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| − | * {{translate sv|url=http://www.ffii.se/|title=FFII Sweden}}
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| − | * [http://www.wipo.int/clea/en/text_html.jsp?lang=EN&id=3653 Patents Act] (1994 consolidated version)
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| − | ** {{translate sv|url=http://www.notisum.se/rnp/sls/lag/19670837.HTM|title=Patents Act}}
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| − | [[Category:Sweden]]
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